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The Clock Winder

By: Anne Tyler
Narrated by: Suzanne Pirret
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Mrs. Emerson, widowed with seven adult children, lives alone in crumbling Victorian mansion outside Baltimore with only a collection of antique clocks to keep her company. Elizabeth Abbott - 23 years old, aimless, bohemian, and beautiful - leads a vagabond lifestyle until she happens upon Mrs. Emerson's home and convinces the older woman to hire her as a handyman.

When three of the strange, idiosyncratic Emerson children return to their childhood home for a visit, they are irresistibly drawn to Elizabeth. With wondrous observations and bittersweet humor, Tyler shows how this unsuspecting young woman becomes the North star that helps a stumbling, dysfunctional family find its footing.

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I live Ann Tyler books…but not this one! What a depressing story with unlikable characters and voices that grated and whined throughout! Still shaking my head about all of it!

Not my favorite!

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If you love slow paced, character driven, family centric stories, Anne Tyler should be a go to!

Anne Tyler is my favorite

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I hated the narrator. Her whiny Southern accent was grating throughout the entire book. It really was unnecessary and signaled her feelings about the character, Mrs. Emerson. She used it for other characters as well.

The writing kept me involved.

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I thought it would be a really good story. I thought there would be more that would happen actually with Elizabeth and Matthew. The mother wore me out. Probably as much as she wore out her children!

The family

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I really enjoyed this book and the narration. This was a top story by Tyler.

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