About this book
Summary
In The Sapphire Songbird by Zelena Chase, a forgotten attic hides a clockwork secret that hums with lost dreams and forbidden invention. When a young inventor discovers a sapphire device capable of weaving melodies into motion, she unravels a legacy of love, sacrifice, and genius that could change her world—or destroy it. A timeless tale of art, courage, and the harmony between heart and machine.Book information
Rating
★★★★ (4.3) (26)
Genre
Historical Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
Length
18 mins
Publish date
May 12, 2025
Language
English
About the Author
Zelena Chase
Table of Contents
1Chapter 1: The Silent Songbird In the 1890s, the name "Blackwood" was synonymous with wonder. Clara Blackwood’s grandfather had been the world's finest maker of automatons—clockwork marvels that mimicked life. Now, the family name, like the workshop, was gathering dust. The air, once sharp with the scent of hot oil and ozone, now smelled faintly of decay and disuse. Clara, nineteen and possessing a mind as sharp as any gear-cutting tool, was forbidden from the trade. It was "unladylike." Her frustration was a constant, simmering heat. But in the attic, hidden beneath a canvas sheet, sat her grandfather's masterpiece: The Sapphire Songbird. It had been silent for twenty years. Her father, a practical man crushed by the- weight of a legacy he couldn't maintain, was desperate to sell the collection, especially with the upcoming Grand Exhibition of Marvels looming. He saw the bird as a failed relic, a reminder of a magic that was lost. Clara saw it as a puzzle. She would steal moments in the dusty, oil-scented air, studying the intricate brass feathers and the frozen, silent mechanism. She knew the bird's silence was not a flaw; it was a wound. A rival of the family, the cold Mr. Vane, was also pressuring her father to sell, and his interest was unnervingly sharp. The moderate tension in the household was as tight as a mainspring, and Clara knew time was running out. She had to fix the bird, not just for her grandfather's memory, but for the future of her family’s art.
6Chapter 6: The Velvet Box
2Chapter 2: The Illustrator's Sketch
7Chapter 7: The Race Against Dawn
3Chapter 3: Mr. Vane's Shadow
8Chapter 8: The First True Note
4Chapter 4: The Sapphire Heart
9Chapter 9: The Wings of the Future
5Chapter 5: A Clue in the Margin
