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The Bookbinder
by Pip Williams
"A new life, I thought. 'I'm not going anywhere,'I said, to the indifferent night."
Oh, but she does! This book was my dream book to read combining bookbinding, narrow boats along the river, libraries and librarians, books, higher education against the odds, strong women, and of course, the setting - WWI in England.
While the beginning may be a bit slow - dare I say, dull - for those who have never bound a book, for me it was soothing. Know that the pace accelerates with each chapter until it becomes a page-turner. The protagonists - twins - living on a canal boat during WWI, working class "girls" and each brilliant in their own ways is such an unusual setting with characters who, while different, the reader comes to appreciate both for their own sense of selves.
It is important, upon finishing the novel, to read the "Author's Notes" on how she came to be inspired in writing this book. [I have not yet read her first one [book:The Dictionary of Lost Words|49354511]The Dictionary of Lost Words], but I will!
Oh, but she does! This book was my dream book to read combining bookbinding, narrow boats along the river, libraries and librarians, books, higher education against the odds, strong women, and of course, the setting - WWI in England.
While the beginning may be a bit slow - dare I say, dull - for those who have never bound a book, for me it was soothing. Know that the pace accelerates with each chapter until it becomes a page-turner. The protagonists - twins - living on a canal boat during WWI, working class "girls" and each brilliant in their own ways is such an unusual setting with characters who, while different, the reader comes to appreciate both for their own sense of selves.
It is important, upon finishing the novel, to read the "Author's Notes" on how she came to be inspired in writing this book. [I have not yet read her first one [book:The Dictionary of Lost Words|49354511]The Dictionary of Lost Words], but I will!