The Dean's Watch by Elizabeth Goudge

A compelling saga of an unlikely friendship threaded together by redemption and grace.
Dean of the cathedral in an 1870s English town, Adam Ayscough is respected and misunderstood. A dogged crusader against corruption, he’s also acutely shy. When his watch breaks, he forms an unlikely friendship with watchmaker Isaac Peabody, who doesn’t think he has anything in common with God. Will their relationship open the door to grace?