The Bookbinder of Jericho

<b>Pip Williams</b> 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 <i>The Dictionary of Lost Words</i> described by <i>The Times </i>as 'an extraordinary charming novel'. It was also a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and has been translated into over thirty languages to worldwide acclaim. Pip's second novel <i>The Bookbinder of Jericho</i> 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. <p><b>The captivating new novel from the internationally-bestselling author of <i>The Dictionary of Lost Word</i>s - A Reese's Book Club Pick<br><br>'Vivid and moving ... I absolutely loved it!' Ruth Hogan author of <i>The Keeper of Lost Things</i></b><br>'<b>Charming original and beautifully researched' Rachel Hore author of <i>A Beautiful Spy</i></b><br><br><i>'Your job is to bind the books not read them.'</i><br><br>When the men of Oxford University Press leave for the Western Front Peggy her twin sister Maude and their friends in the bookbindery must shoulder the burden at home. As Peggy moves between her narrowboat full of memories and the demands of the Press her dreams of studying feel ever more remote. She must know her place fold her pages and never stop to savour the precious words in front of her.<br><br>From volunteer nurses to refugees fleeing the horrors of occupation the war brings women together from all walks of life and with them some difficult choices for Peggy. New friends and lovers offer new opportunities but they also make new demands - and Peggy must write her own story.<br><br><b>'A</b> <b>fresh exciting new voice in historical fiction' Paula McLain author of <i>The Paris Wife</i><br>'A compelling homage to the transformational power of books</b>' <b>Daisy Wood author of <i>The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris</i></b></p> <b>'A wonderful book</b> whose<b> vividly-drawn characters </b>tell the story of a <b>pivotal period in women's history </b>as they work behind the scenes in the bindery of the Oxford University Press. I could almost smell the ink and hear the whisper of the pages being folded as the novel followed their<b> traumas and their triumphs against the harrowing backdrop of the First World War.'</b> An <b>immersive and compelling tale </b>... Williams is <b>a fresh exciting new voice in historical fiction</b>. I can't wait to see what she does next A<b> compelling beautifully written homage to the transformational power of books</b> set against the tragic backdrop of the First World War. <b>Confident and considered</b> ... Williams <b>fully inhabits the world of the bindery</b> and it shows - there's <b>hardly a page out of place</b> <b>Vibrant socially astute historical fiction</b> it's laden with details sure to enthral bibliophiles