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A review by strawberrymivvy
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This was a fairly solid WWI read, but I didn't enjoy it as much as The Dictionary of Lost Words.
Peggy and Maude are twin sisters, with Maude having some kind of mental impairment which means that after their mother died Peggy was left feeling solely responsible for her. Despite having always dreamed of studying at Somerville College, Oxford, Peggy must work alongside her sister at the University Press as a bookbinder.
As war breaks out, and refugees from Belgium arrive in the city, both girls must make adjustments to their lives. Peggy volunteers in a military hospital and meets an injured young officer.
This is a tale of all kinds of love and friendship, once again an unusual perspective of a woman's experience of the war, but if felt overly long-winded at times .
A good author, and one I will continue to read I'm sure
Peggy and Maude are twin sisters, with Maude having some kind of mental impairment which means that after their mother died Peggy was left feeling solely responsible for her. Despite having always dreamed of studying at Somerville College, Oxford, Peggy must work alongside her sister at the University Press as a bookbinder.
As war breaks out, and refugees from Belgium arrive in the city, both girls must make adjustments to their lives. Peggy volunteers in a military hospital and meets an injured young officer.
This is a tale of all kinds of love and friendship, once again an unusual perspective of a woman's experience of the war, but if felt overly long-winded at times .
A good author, and one I will continue to read I'm sure