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The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
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ASID VA Reads will meet on Wednesday, September 7 at 7 pm via Zoom.
In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Upper Thames. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and Edward Radcliffe’s life is in ruins.
Over one hundred and fifty years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items: a sepia photograph of an arresting-looking woman in Victorian clothing, and an artist’s sketchbook containing the drawing of a twin-gabled house on the bend of a river.
Why does Birchwood Manor feel so familiar to Elodie? And who is the beautiful woman in the photograph? Will she ever give up her secrets? We will meet on September 7 to discuss book.
All are welcome: students, emerging designers, educators, seasoned professionals. Come even if you are not able to finish the book. Bring book suggestions for our next read. We hope to select books that resonate with Virginia designers through sense of place, depth of human understanding, process of design, or application to business
