Anna Mazzola 2 Books Collection Set: The Clockwork Girl & The House of Whispers - Fiction - Mixed Format

Titles in This Set. The Clockwork Girl. The House of Whispers. Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Mixed Format (Paperback & Hardback). ISBN: 9781398703803 (The Clockwork Girl, Paperback) / 9781398703834 (The House of Whispers, Hardback). Publisher: Orion. Age Range: Adult. Overview. This atmospheric two-book collection brings together two of Anna Mazzola's most acclaimed gothic historical novels. The Clockwork Girl transports readers to the icy, secret-laden streets of 1750s Paris, while The House of Whispers unfolds in Fascist-era Rome in 1938. Both novels blend meticulous historical detail with simmering suspense, exploring hidden identities, domestic menace, and the dark undercurrents running beneath seemingly respectable households. A superb introduction to a celebrated voice in historical gothic fiction.. About the Books. In The Clockwork Girl, chambermaid Madeleine Chastel arrives at the Paris home of a celebrated clockmaker and his unworldly daughter during a bitter winter, as birds fall frozen from the sky. Madeleine is concealing a dangerous secret of her own and a covert purpose: to uncover the truth behind the clockmaker's experiments. As children vanish from the city's streets, whispers grow that his exquisite mechanical creations, jewelled birds and silver spiders, conceal something far more sinister than clever engineering.. The House of Whispers is set in Rome, 1938, as the shadow of war deepens and Fascism tightens its grip. Talented pianist Eva Valenti ma...