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Jun 05, 2014Eosos rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book. If it was possible to give it more than 5 stars I would have. Joe Spork fixes antique clocks for a living. It is a quiet life and nothing like that of his fathers, the infamous Mathew “Tommy Gun” Spork, which is just how he wants it. When Joe comes across an unusual clockwork mechanism that he could only dream of being able to build, his orderly life is thrown into disarray. The British government, a South Asian dictator, monks, an ex-secret service agent, his father’s old cronies and a secret from the 1950’s, all join together to make this a memorable story. This tale was complex, funny and spellbinding. It makes me wish I was a bit cleverer so I could do a review that does it justice. But seeing as I am not that kind of person I will just stick to saying that I highly recommend this book to everyone.