Born in Leadenhall Street in London in 1754, raised amongst the cogs and springs of his father’s workshop, Zachary Cloudesley has grown up surrounded by strange and enchanting clockwork automata.
He is a happy child, beloved by his father Abel and the workmen who help bring his father’s creations to life.
He is also the bearer of an extraordinary gift; at the touch of a hand, Zachary can see into the hearts and minds of the people he meets.
But then a near-fatal accident will take Zachary away from the workshop and his family. His father will have to make a journey to Constantinople that he will never return from.
And, years later, only Zachary can find out what happened.
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk is published on 9 June, 2022.
Sean writes about the chance discovery which his debut novel sprang from in The strange death of the Levant company (and how a clock taught me about it).
