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A review by trudyd
The Clockmaker's Wife by Daisy Wood
4.0
Bringing the human touch into a WW2 story has away for grabbing me and not letting go. Is this a true story. I don't know. What I do know it that there is truth imbedded in the story.
The author's brilliance in using the granddaughter of Arthur and Nell to tell a story created a believable tale. Like me, Ellie hasn't been told much of those times. The reader follows along with Ellie as she searches out the truth of Nell's death in the story of The Clockmaker's Wife that takes place early in the war.
After a bomb destroys their home, Nell had returned to the country. Arthur remained in London, continuing his job as one the men responsible for the inner workings of Westminster Clock, better known as Big Ben. When he discovers a plot he knows he must intercede. A strange call to Nell, brings her to London, leaving her daughter with her parents in the country, following in his footsteps. A plot needs to be uncovered.
Daisy Wood did a great job of describing events. I felt the heat. I smelt the dust. I felt the earth rumble. Fear grew as I read page after page of Nell's experience in London as she ran through the darkened streets with only a torch lighting her way.
If you want to learn about the war in Britain grab this book. By pass the boring textbook that forgot that real people, normal people were an important part of the country's success.
The author's brilliance in using the granddaughter of Arthur and Nell to tell a story created a believable tale. Like me, Ellie hasn't been told much of those times. The reader follows along with Ellie as she searches out the truth of Nell's death in the story of The Clockmaker's Wife that takes place early in the war.
After a bomb destroys their home, Nell had returned to the country. Arthur remained in London, continuing his job as one the men responsible for the inner workings of Westminster Clock, better known as Big Ben. When he discovers a plot he knows he must intercede. A strange call to Nell, brings her to London, leaving her daughter with her parents in the country, following in his footsteps. A plot needs to be uncovered.
Daisy Wood did a great job of describing events. I felt the heat. I smelt the dust. I felt the earth rumble. Fear grew as I read page after page of Nell's experience in London as she ran through the darkened streets with only a torch lighting her way.
If you want to learn about the war in Britain grab this book. By pass the boring textbook that forgot that real people, normal people were an important part of the country's success.