Great-Aunt Jane's niece, the doctor, has returned from America following her recent engagement. She resumes her visits to Jane, compelled to hear the rest of the story of why Leightham House has no roof and what has happened to Alice, her Great-Aunt's best friend.A story of addiction, death, love and betrayal unfolds, taking Alice up to the turbulence and violence of the Russian Revolution and back home to Scotland to live. The onset of WW2 forces Alice to make dramatic changes and decisions. Does the captivated listener know that the life-changing events are not only ahead for Alice... but for her, too? And what will the contents of the ormolu clock reveal?
Great-Aunt Jane's niece, the doctor, has returned from America following her recent engagement. She resumes her visits to Jane, compelled to hear the rest of the story of why Leightham House has no roof and what has happened to Alice, her Great-Aunt's best friend.A story of addiction, death, love and betrayal unfolds, taking Alice up to the turbulence and violence of the Russian Revolution and back home to Scotland to live. The onset of WW2 forces Alice to make dramatic changes and decisions. Does the captivated listener know that the life-changing events are not only ahead for Alice... but for her, too? And what will the contents of the ormolu clock reveal?
When the hall clock reads twenty minutes past four, the attic clock reads twenty-three minutes past four, the kitchen clock reads twenty-five minutes past four, and the bedroom clock reads twenty-six...
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