El relojero de la Puerta del Sol

Synopsis of El relojero de la Puerta del Sol

«El relojero de la Puerta del Sol» is the historical novel by Emilio Lara, published by Edhasa in hardcover (352 pages, in Spanish).

In 1866 London, Spanish exile José Rodríguez Losada is commissioned to repair Big Ben. Haunted by a shadow from his past, he persists in his dream: to build a clock with a revolutionary mechanism. His work will end up at the Puerta del Sol in Madrid. A historical novel of intrigue and personal triumph based on a real character.

First edition, published in August 2017 within Edhasa's Narrativas Históricas collection.

For readers of historical fiction who enjoy real characters, intrigue, and stories of perseverance in 19th-century Madrid and London.