In The Bookbinder, Peggy cares for her twin sister, works long hours as a bookbinder, is a book and words lover, and dreams of academics.

The Bookbinder by Pip Williams

Genre/Categories/Setting: Historical fiction, book about books, sisters, Oxford (England), WWI

Welcome to #ThrowBackThursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of a backlist title. This week, I’m featuring the heartfelt historical fiction novel, The Bookbinder.

I’m linking up with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #ThrowbackThursday.

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My Summary:

Twin sisters, Peggy and Maude, work at the bookbindery in Oxford (England). Peggy is ambitious and intelligent and has to be reminded that her job is to bind books and not read them. She envies the women across the street at Sommerville College. Peggy also watches over her sister Maude who is neurodiverse, gifted in unique ways, and enjoys the repetition of the binding process. WWI interrupts their lives and Peggy volunteers at a hospital for injured refugees from Belgium. As she nurses a certain Belgian soldier, her academic goals become more complicated.

Compelling and multilayered with thoughtful themes…

Continue here for my full review of The Bookbinder…

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QOTD:

Do you love books about books?

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