num_pages: 254
description: Having sacked her handyman, newly-widowed Mrs Emerson finds a replacement in Elizabeth, a lanky, awkward girl. The Emersons have a reputation for craziness, there are seven adult children, and Elizabeth finds herself drawn into their disorderly lives against her will. But in the end it is hard to tell whether she is a victim of the needy Emersons, or the de facto ruler of the family.
language: English
title: The Clock Winder
titlecomplete: The Clock Winder
genres: Fiction, Family, Relationships, American, The United States Of America, Womens, Novels, Contemporary, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 4654
places: Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
publisher: Vintage Books