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What is lost when knowledge is withheld?

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…

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1 author picked The Bookbinder of Jericho as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

There was so much to love about this book, not least that it was immersed in the world of words and publishing but the main protagonist was a feisty women determined to make her mark amongst Oxford wordsmiths despite her humble upbringing and poverty. The setting also taught me a lot about what life was like - especially for the underprivilaged - during the Great War, and how much day to day life in England was affected and permanently changed by the war. It was a delight from beginning to end: Williams is such a beautiful writer.

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