When the Clock Broke

ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST 'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF 2024 One of The New York Times 's 100 Notable Books of 2024 Longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | National Indie Bestseller A Barack Obama summer reading pick One of Publishers Weekly 's ten best books of 2024 "Terrific . . . Vibrant . . . When the Clock Broke is one of those rarest of books: unflag gingly entertaining while never losing sight of its moral core." —Jennifer Szalai, The New York