Pip Williams 2 Books Collection Set (The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho)

The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams are presented here as a two-book collection. This set brings together two novels connected by their shared historical setting.

Included titles

• The Dictionary of Lost Words
• The Bookbinder of Jericho

Key details

• Two-book collection set
• Author: Pip Williams
• Includes The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho

Synopses

The Dictionary of Lost Words

Esme grows up at her father’s feet as he and his team gather words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. When a slip bearing a forgotten word falls to the floor and goes unclaimed, she begins collecting such words in secret, building her own record of what has been overlooked.

As the Great War approaches and women fight for the vote, her private project draws her into a world on the cusp of change, raising questions about what language preserves and what it leaves behind. Suitable for adult readers of historical fiction.

The Bookbinder of Jericho

With World War One reshaping daily life and bringing women unexpected new freedoms, Peggy, a bookbinder, glimpses the possibility of a different future. When the men leave for the Western Front, she and her friends must carry the weight of home, while she balances the demands of the bindery with the pull of her narrowboat filled with memories.

As new friends and lovers enter her life, opportunity arrives alongside difficult choices, and Peggy is forced to write her own story. Suitable for adult readers of historical fiction.

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