The Bookbinder of Jericho - Pip Williams

The Bookbinder of Jericho

From the author of Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick The Dictionary of Lost Words

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Buch | Softcover
448 Seiten
2024
Vintage (Verlag)
978-1-5299-2130-4 (ISBN)
11,20 inkl. MwSt
As World War One brings women unexpected new freedoms, bookbinder Peggy has the chance at a new future.

'Vivid and moving ... I absolutely loved it!' Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things
'Charming, original and beautifully researched' Rachel Hore, author of A Beautiful Spy

'When the men leave for the Western Front, Peggy and her friends must shoulder the burden at home.

As she moves between her narrowboat full of memories and the demands of the bookbindery where she works, Peggy’s dreams of escaping for a new life feel ever more remote.

But the war brings people together in unexpected ways. New friends and lovers offer new opportunities but also present difficult choices – and Peggy must write her own story.

'A fresh, exciting new voice in historical fiction' Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife
'A compelling homage to the transformational power of books' Daisy Wood, author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris

Pip Williams was born in London, grew up in Sydney and now calls the Adelaide Hills home. She is the author of the international number one bestseller, The Dictionary of Lost Words, described by The Times as 'an extraordinary, charming novel'. It was also a New York Times bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and has been translated into over thirty languages to worldwide acclaim. Pip's second novel, The Bookbinder of Jericho, sprang from her discovery of archival footage of women who worked in the bindery of Oxford University Press during the early twentieth century. When she tried to find out more about them, there was almost nothing. Despite their important role in the production of books, barely a word has been written about them until now.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 128 x 197 mm
Gewicht 310 g
Themenwelt Literatur Historische Romane
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Theorie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Makrosoziologie
ISBN-10 1-5299-2130-9 / 1529921309
ISBN-13 978-1-5299-2130-4 / 9781529921304
Zustand Neuware
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