Hands of Time av Rebecca Struthers

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<p>''5/5 A true joy. A work of staggering complexity and bewildering economy.'' <i><b>TELEGRAPH</b></i><br>''A rattling, wonderful read.'' <b><i>OBSERVER</i></b><br>''Every page glitters'' <i><b>SPECTATOR</b></i><br><i>''</i>Mesmerising'' <b><i>NEW STATESMAN</i></b><br>''An exquisite book, beautifully put together... What a very wonderful book.'' <b>STEPHEN FRY </b><br>''Absolutely gorgeous. It blew my socks off'' <b>JAY BLADES</b><br>''An intensely personal, finely-tuned meditation. A beautiful book'' <b>EDMUND DE WAAL</b><br>''Beautiful, bewitching and brilliant'' <b>LARA MAIKLEM</b><br><br><b>A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK</b><br><i>______________________<br></i><br><b>In <i>Hands of Time</i> watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers welcomes us into the hidden world of watchmaking, and to a history of time that spans centuries and continents.</b><br><br>The invention of timepieces was more significant for human culture than the printing press, or even the wheel. They have travelle