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An automaton, a man and a woman who can never meet, a secret love story, and the fate of the warming world are all brought to incandescent life in this hauntingly moving novel from one of the most admired writers of our time. London 2011. Catherine Gehrig, a museum conservator, learns of the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Catherine Gehrig: Horologist at the Swinburne
- Eric Croft: Catherine's superior
- Matthew Tindall: Catherine's married lover. Deceased at the beginning of the book.
- Felicia: Tindall's secretary
- Henry Brandling: A well to do Englishman with a very ill son named Percy
- Percy Brandling: Henry's ill son
- Hermione Brandling: Henry's wife.
- Amanda Snyde: Catherine's assigned assistant, granddaughter of a museum patron.
- Frau Helga: Innkeeper where Henry is staying
- Carl: A village boy, mechanical craftsman.
- Heinrich Sumper: A craftsman employed by Henry to build a gift for Percy.
- M. Arnaud: A fairytale collector and silversmith
- Angus Tindall: One of Matthew's sons
- Dr. Kneipp: Add a description of this character.
- Baroness Ludwig
- Annie Heller
- Elsie
- M. Vaucanson
- Queen Victoria
- George Binns
- Sandra
- Herr Hartmann
- Karl Benz
- Peter Carey
- Arthur
- Douglas
- Mr. Masini
- Herr Thigpen
- Marcus Stanwood
- Albert Cruickshank
- Frau Beck
- Goethe
- Noah
- Heather
First Sentence edit
Dead, and no one told me.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Peter Carey (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Country: Australia
Publication Date: September 2011
ISBN: 9781926428154
Page Count: 273
Publisher: Penguin
Country: Australia
Publication Date: September 2011
ISBN: 9781926428154
Page Count: 273
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 820.914
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- The Bowes Museum: The inspiration behind the silver swan.
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