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The Binding

By: Bridget Collins
Narrated by: Carl Prekopp
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LOSE YOURSELF IN THE BREAKOUT SENSATION OF THE YEAR

SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019

‘Spellbinding’ Guardian

‘Magic’ Erin Kelly

‘Immersive’ Sunday Times

‘Astounding’ Anna Mazzola

Emmett Farmer is a binder’s apprentice. His job is to hand-craft beautiful books and, within each, to capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory.

If you have something you want to forget, or a secret to hide, he can bind it – and you will never have to remember the pain it caused.

In a vault under his mentor’s workshop, row upon row of books – and secrets – are meticulously stored and recorded.

Then one day Emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of the volumes has his name on it.

©2019 Bridget Collins (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Classics Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Magic Magical Realism
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A hauntingly magical love story. Once I read the first page I was spellbound. Swept along with the story I had to keep listening. The narrator had me hook line and sinker.

Magical

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Loved this book!

I could listen to a whole book of just existing in the world she created but holy wow, the (for lack of a better term) interpersonal stuff.

This was amazing. So visceral. So intense.

I have no doubt the text book is amazing but the audio - the Sheffield accent! Such an excellent book.

Best book I’ve read this year

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Loved this book. Loved the story. Read it with a holding breath. This book will take you away until the end.

Beautiful fairytale

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Not since A.S. Byatt’s ‘Possession’ has a book held me so much in its grasp. So often I wanted to stop and yet the intriguing, quiet draw of the storytelling, coupled with the utterly beautiful reading of it, kept me from letting go. I’m glad I didn’t let the pace stop me from continuing into the unique plot and beguiling characters. It’s worth the time to get this yarn into your soul. It will be with you forever.

A slow revealing of a unique story

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I hadn’t read or heard anything about this book before listening. It was an unusual story, beautifully written and I very much enjoyed this book. Loved the subtle personality clues and the development of the main characters.

Unusual Story

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