Book Summary

An epic, ambitious and page-turning mystery that will appeal to fans of The Shadow of the Wind, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and The Time Traveller’s Wife.

Setting and Main Characters

London, 1896. Andrew Harrington is young, wealthy and heartbroken. His lover Marie Kelly was murdered by Jack the Ripper and he longs to turn back the clock and save her.

Meanwhile, Claire Haggerty rails against the position of women in Victorian society. Forever being matched with men her family consider suitable, she yearns for a time when she can be free to love whom she chooses.

The Hidden Machine

But hidden in the attic of popular author – and noted scientific speculator – H.G. Wells is a machine that will change everything.

The Converging Quests

As their quests converge, it becomes clear that time is the problem – to escape it, to change it, might offer them the hope they need…