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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
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The Binding, Bridget Collins
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- Released
- 2019
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- Title
- The Binding
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bridget Collins
- Publisher
- Harper Collins Publ. UK
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0008272123
- ISBN13
- 9780008272128
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Mystery Novels, Love, Family, Young Adult Fantasy, Magic, LGBTQ+, Gifts for older schoolchildren, Gifts for women, English Literature, Memories, Mysterious, Mysteries, Magical Realism, Abuse, Struggle for Power, Homosexuality, Forbidden Love, Bookbinding
- First published
- 2019
- Original title
- The Binding
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- 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