The Clockwork Crow is an enchanting Victorian adventure featuring an unlikely friendship between an orphaned girl and a mechanical bird.When Seren Rees is sent to a Welsh countryside mansion to live a new life with estranged relatives, she dreams of the warmth and comfort her new family will bring, especially at Christmas time. Things do not turn out quite as she expects, starting with a mysterious package handed to her by a stranger at the train station on the way.Seren finds that her new home is remote and empty except for a few house staff. Inside the mystery parcel is a clockwork crow, who soon becomes Seren’s only companion.The pair work together to unravel the mystery of the house, as intriguing details about where the rest of the family might be begin to emerge. Seren embarks on a magical quest to restore the family, involving a magical snow globe, an ice palace and a door of blood and tears.An endearing and heartwarming story with gothic overtones, this is a gem of a book for readers to get wrapped up in during winter time.