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''5/5 A true joy. A work of staggering complexity and bewildering economy.'' TELEGRAPH
''A rattling, wonderful read.'' OBSERVER
''Every page glitters'' SPECTATOR
''Mesmerising'' NEW STATESMAN
''An exquisite book, beautifully put together... What a very wonderful book.'' STEPHEN FRY
''Absolutely gorgeous. It blew my socks off'' JAY BLADES
''An intensely personal, finely-tuned meditation. A beautiful book'' EDMUND DE WAAL
''Beautiful, bewitching and brilliant'' LARA MAIKLEM

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
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In Hands of Time watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers welcomes us into the hidden world of watchmaking, and to a history of time that spans centuries and continents.

The invention of timepieces was more significant for human culture than the printing press, or even the wheel. They have travelle

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/2024
      ISBN13: 9781529339048, 978-1529339048
      ISBN10: 1529339049

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''5/5 A true joy. A work of staggering complexity and bewildering economy.'' TELEGRAPH
      ''A rattling, wonderful read.'' OBSERVER
      ''Every page glitters'' SPECTATOR
      ''Mesmerising'' NEW STATESMAN
      ''An exquisite book, beautifully put together... What a very wonderful book.'' STEPHEN FRY
      ''Absolutely gorgeous. It blew my socks off'' JAY BLADES
      ''An intensely personal, finely-tuned meditation. A beautiful book'' EDMUND DE WAAL
      ''Beautiful, bewitching and brilliant'' LARA MAIKLEM

      A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
      ______________________

      In Hands of Time watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers welcomes us into the hidden world of watchmaking, and to a history of time that spans centuries and continents.

      The invention of timepieces was more significant for human culture than the printing press, or even the wheel. They have travelle

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