A review by eesti23
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

"Courage is found not in the absence of fear, but in the resolve to persist despite it."

"To read is to travel, to explore worlds unseen and understand lives unlived."

"Books are like people; they have the power to change the world, one mind at a time."

The Bookbinder of Jericho covered a period of time (during and after World War I) and a location (Oxford University Press bindery) that I didn't know much about. Peggy's story as she navigates desires, her place in the world (working-class woman in a rapidly changing world), and looking after her sister Maud was at times exciting and at other times sad. I found myself regularly looking up more information on bookbinding, which was extra interesting.