The bookbinder: a novel
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Ballantine Books, ©2023.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
436 pages : map ; 25 cm
Status:
Gales Ferry (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Williams
Description
"It is 1914, and as the war draws the young men of Britain away to fight, women must keep the nation running. Two of those women are Peggy and Maude, twin sisters who live on a narrowboat in Oxford and work in the bindery at the university press. Ambitious, intelligent Peggy has been told for most of her life that her job is to bind the books, not read them-but as she folds and gathers pages, her mind wanders to the opposite side of Walton Street, where the female students of Oxford's Somerville College have a whole library at their fingertips. Maude, meanwhile, wants nothing more than what she has: to spend her days folding the pages of books in the company of the other bindery girls. She is extraordinary but vulnerable, and Peggy feels compelled to watch over her. Then refugees arrive from the war-torn cities of Belgium, sending ripples through the Oxford community and the sisters' lives. Peggy begins to see the possibility of another future where she can educate herself and use her intellect, not justher hands. But as war and illness reshape her world, her love for a Belgian soldier-and the responsibility that comes with it-threaten to hold her back."--
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F Williams
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FICTION WILLIAMS
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Durham Adult Fiction
FIC WILLIAMS
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Williams, Pip (Bookbinder)
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Essex Adult Fiction
(NEW) WILLIAMS
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FIC WILLIAMS
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FIC WILLIIAMS
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/WILLIAMS
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Ivoryton Adult Fiction
F WILLIAMS
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Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction
F WILLIAMS
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Meriden Adult Fiction
FIC WILLIAMS
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Middlefield/Coe Adult Collection
FIC Williams
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North Haven Adult New Fiction
Fiction Williams, Pip
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Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Williams
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Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction
FIC WIL
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Wallingford Adult Fiction
WILLIAMS
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Westbrook Adult Fiction
F WIL
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593600443, 0593600444
Notes
Description
"It is 1914, and as the war draws the young men of Britain away to fight, women must keep the nation running. Two of those women are Peggy and Maude, twin sisters who live on a narrowboat in Oxford and work in the bindery at the university press. Ambitious, intelligent Peggy has been told for most of her life that her job is to bind the books, not read them-but as she folds and gathers pages, her mind wanders to the opposite side of Walton Street, where the female students of Oxford's Somerville College have a whole library at their fingertips. Maude, meanwhile, wants nothing more than what she has: to spend her days folding the pages of books in the company of the other bindery girls. She is extraordinary but vulnerable, and Peggy feels compelled to watch over her. Then refugees arrive from the war-torn cities of Belgium, sending ripples through the Oxford community and the sisters' lives. Peggy begins to see the possibility of another future where she can educate herself and use her intellect, not justher hands. But as war and illness reshape her world, her love for a Belgian soldier-and the responsibility that comes with it-threaten to hold her back."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Williams, P. (2023). The bookbinder: a novel. First edition. New York, Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Williams, Pip, 1969-. 2023. The Bookbinder: A Novel. New York, Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Williams, Pip, 1969-, The Bookbinder: A Novel. New York, Ballantine Books, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Williams, Pip. The Bookbinder: A Novel. First edition. New York, Ballantine Books, 2023.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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