The Binding
by Bridget Collins
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Pub Date 7 Jan 2019 | Archive Date 1 Apr 2022
HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction | The Borough Press
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Description
Imagine you could erase your grief.
Imagine you could forget your pain.
Imagine you could hide a secret. Forever.
Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a letter arrives summoning him to begin an apprenticeship. He will work for a Bookbinder, a vocation that arouses fear, superstition and prejudice – but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse.
He will learn to hand-craft beautiful volumes, and within each he will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If there’s something you want to forget, he can help. If there’s something you need to erase, he can assist. Your past will be stored safely in a book and you will never remember your secret, however terrible.
In a vault under his mentor’s workshop, row upon row of books – and memories – are meticulously stored and recorded.
Then one day Emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of them has his name on it.
The Binding is an unforgettable, magical novel: a boundary-defying love story and a unique literary event.
Advance Praise
‘Spellbinding’ Tracy Chevalier
'A beautifully crafted tale of dark magic and forbidden passion, where unspeakable cruelty is ultimately defeated by enduring love. Breathtaking!’ Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things
‘Intriguing, thought-provoking and heartbreaking … what a gorgeous book' Stella Duffy
‘Astounding … something entirely of its own. Brilliant concept, truly extraordinary writing and a killer plot’ Anna Mazzola, author of The Unseeing
‘Pure magic. The kind of immersive storytelling that makes you forget your own name. I wish I had written it’ Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
‘An original concept, beautifully written. Collins’ prose is spellbinding’ Laura Purcell, author of The Silent Companions
‘A moving, spellbinding book with a powerful love story at its heart and one of the best twists I've read in a long time. I fell into and inhabited and loved it.' Sandra Newman, author of The Heavens
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780008272135 |
| PRICE | £5.49 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 400 |
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