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April 1, 2025
If love and success were as neatly hardwired as the mechanisms she regularly repaired, clockmaker and tinker Sydney Forrester would finally understand the world around her. Her misfortunes take an unexpected turn when she is invited to her late great-uncle's estate to claim a potential inheritance, and she is met with hostile staff and duplicitous cousins also vying for Blakely House and the curious inventions it contains. Tasked with completing her great-uncle's final masterpiece, Sydney begins to understand the house's oddities and the enduring spirit of its former master, offering the chance for adventure and love in a world that always seemed out of reach. Politano (The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple, 2024) presents a masterful work of literary Christian fiction that blends art, science, and faith with the emporium of the human mind. Set in 1901 England, it features a brave and multifaceted heroine, an extraordinary house brimming with fantastical curiosities, and profound themes of otherness, belonging, and creation. This animated novel embodies wonder and uplift, inviting readers to celebrate the unfinished, the peculiar, and the divine spark within it all.
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January 27, 2025
A clockmaker gets embroiled in a complicated plot involving an unexpected inheritance in this twisty Edwardian mystery from Politano (The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple). When a strange woman informs Sydney Forrester that she’s inherited an estate on a nearby island, she is understandably confused: she’s never met the uncle who owned the estate and isn’t certain of the woman’s identity. But Sydney’s curiosity is piqued and, sensing that God wants her to embark on the adventure, she sets out to claim her inheritance. Things go awry almost immediately after she arrives on the island, however. Not only do distant cousins and fellow heirs Dane Hutchcraft and Tom Jolly cast doubt on Sydney’s claim to the estate, she also discovers that her uncle died under suspicious circumstances. When it becomes clear that her cousins are planning to frame her for the murder and steal her inheritance, Sydney teams up with handsome butler André Montagne to solve the mystery of her uncle’s death and prove her innocence. While the large cast of side characters can be tough to keep straight, the textured, creepy setting makes for a captivating backdrop. Readers will be on tenterhooks from start to finish.