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London: Faber & Faber, 2012. First edition. Hardback. As new/Fine. Signed by the author. Faber & Faber, London, 2012. First edition, signed by the author. Book condition: fine and unread. Dust jacket: near fine. Unclipped and with only the faintest signs of edge wear. An automoton, 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 a truly great writer. London 2010, Catherine Gehrig, conservator at the Swinburne museum, learns of the death of her colleague and lover of thirteen years. As the mistress of a married man, she must grieve in private. This leads to a special project at the museum - to piece together the mechanics and the story of an extraordinary and eerie automoton. The creature is a clockwork puzzle, commissioned in nineteenth century Germany by and Englishman as a 'magical amusement' for his consumptive son. Linked by the automoton, Catherine and… Read More