![]() ![]() Set within an unspecified historical time period, it primarily focuses on the blooming relationship between two characters, but in the beginning there is little sign of what is to come. Based around a fascinating, superbly realised concept and blessed with an absorbing degree of atmosphere throughout, it is a unique, multi-layered story that combines historical fiction and fantasy with the utmost subtlety. There are many wonders to be felt with this book that go far beyond its strikingly beautiful cover. Then one day Emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of them has his name on it… ![]() In a vault under his mentor’s workshop, row upon row of books – and memories – are meticulously stored and recorded. Your past will be stored safely in a book and you will never remember your secret, however terrible. If there’s something you need to erase, he can assist. If there’s something you want to forget, he can help. He will learn to hand-craft beautiful volumes, and within each he will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. ![]() 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. Trigger warnings: Allusions to rape, sexual references, suicide, animal cruelty, homophobiaĮmmett Farmer is working in the fields when a letter arrives summoning him to begin an apprenticeship. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |