{"product_id":"the-second-sight-of-zachary-cloudesley-paperback","title":"The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean Lusk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley\u003c\/i\u003e is a sparkling historical novel of wild and wonderful mechanical automata, love in a variety of forms, and gentle themes of identity, with a cast of fabulous characters. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1755, Abel Cloudesley, a London watchmaker and creator of remarkable mechanical automata, is mourning his wife, Alice, who died giving birth to their son, Zachary. Six years later, Abel is further devastated when a freak workshop accident takes Zachary's eye. With his new eye made of gold and lapis by Abel's soft-spoken apprentice Tom, Zachary, now with an astonishing gift of second sight, is sent to live with his eccentric Aunt Franny in the country. Abel buries himself in work until he is coerced by shadowy figures into designing a chess-playing automaton and delivering it to Constantinople to spy on the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. After meeting the Sultan, Abel is not heard from again. Years later, teenage Zachary receives a letter suggesting that his father is still alive, a prisoner of the Sultan. Zachary sets off on a perilous journey to the Levant, determined to find Abel and bring him safely home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick and London \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Historical Fiction Book of the Month, for fans of \u003ci\u003ePandora\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Circus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2023 and the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2023.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSean Lusk is an award-winning short-story writer, and winner of the Manchester Fiction Prize and the Fish Short Story Prize. He has lived in Greece, Pakistan, and Egypt, variously working as a gardener, speech writer, and diplomatic official. He now lives in the Scottish Highlands. \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460620992690,"sku":"9781454950431","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6f04aa95ce9f97165aaa5924baf268fd.webp?v=1778926676","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-second-sight-of-zachary-cloudesley-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}