{"product_id":"bookbinder-of-jericho-by-pip-williams","title":"Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of Booktopia Book of the Year 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Indie Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Dymocks Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the ARA Historical Novel Prize 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat is lost when knowledge is withheld?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1914, when the war draws the young men of Britain away to fight, it is the women who must keep the nation running. Two of those women are Peggy and Maude, twin sisters who work in the bindery at Oxford University Press in Jericho. Peggy is intelligent, ambitious and dreams of studying at Oxford University, but for most of her life she has been told her job is to bind the books, not read them. Maude, meanwhile, wants nothing more than what she has. She is extraordinary but vulnerable. Peggy needs to watch over her.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When refugees arrive from the devastated cities of Belgium, it sends ripples through the community and through the sisters' lives. Peggy begins to see the possibility of another future where she can use her intellect and not just her hands, but as war and illness reshape her world, it is love, and the responsibility that comes with it, that threaten to hold her back.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Bookbinder of Jericho\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about knowledge - who makes it, who can access it, and what is lost when it is withheld. In this beautiful companion to the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e, Pip Williams explores another little-known slice of history seen through women's eyes. Intelligent, thoughtful and rich with unforgettable characters, this is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e novel of 2023.\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781922992925\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Affirm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43015219740735,"sku":null,"price":20.69,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/18340373482872.jpg?v=1773739872","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/bookbinder-of-jericho-by-pip-williams","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}