Ikhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye lihlale linokunambitheka okuhambisanayo kobusizi nemfihlakalo. Ngesikhathi lapho abantu babesahlala kwi-chiaroscuro yesimanjemanje, phakathi kwezinkolelo, izinganekwane, ubuqili kanye nokuthuthuka kwesayensi ekuqaleni kobuchwepheshe, konke okuhlobene nakho kugcina sekuzuza iphunga elingajwayelekile lezinkumbulo ezingenakwenzeka, kokhokho kanye nakwimfihlakalo.
Ngakho-ke lapho umbhali ethanda UKate morton, master of plot and suspension plots, usimema futhi endaweni yesehlakalo esivela ekujuleni kweNgilandi maphakathi nekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye leminyaka, siyazi ukuthi sizojabulela indaba ethokozisayo enama-echoes ayisikhathi lapho konke kwakusazotholakala. Izinsuku ezimbalwa lapho ukholo, isayensi nezinganekwane zabelana ngokufana okucatshangelwayo.
Uma singaphinde futhi sithathe uhambo oluya ku-1862 kusuka namhlanje, imfihlakalo iba lula kakhulu futhi uzungu luthola amazinga adumile.
Sibonga u-Elodie Winslow, saqala ukubhala itulo lokusolisa mayelana nezehlakalo zango-1862 endaweni esemaphandleni yaseBerkshire. Owesifazane onjengaye, umgcini wezinto zakudala ogcina ngokuthola iphothifoliyo endala yomdwebi, ngesifiso sakhe esifanelekile, uzokwazi ukuphenya imininingwane yobugebengu obuyisimanga uBirdie Bell, indodakazi kamenzi wamawashi obeka isithombe esidala sika ifolda, ungafaka ukukhanya.
Ikhulunywe kuzo zombili lezi zimo, futhi ngaleyo ndlela inikeze umbono owazi konke kumfundi, le ndaba isiholela kolunye uhlangothi lwesibuko iye kolunye. Kusukela ekuvalelweni kwabanye abaculi befuna ugqozi endlini emnyama ksasa emuva ngo-1862, kuya ezinkomba zalokho okwenzeka kuleso sifihlo, bafika manje futhi ngokushesha baqonda njengengqinamba yokuchazwa ngemiphumela engaqondakali ...
Indaba, ihamba ngokukhulu ukushesha phakathi kwesikhathi esedlule nesamanje, iqamba icebo eliphelele ngobugebengu, imfihlakalo, ukudala ubuciko, izimfihlo ezingacabangeki ...
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi The Watchmaker's Daughter, incwadi entsha kaKate Morton, lapha: