2020 British Book Award Debut Book of the Year (shortlist)
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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.
Bridget Collins's book 'The Silence Factory' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2024-04-29.
Genre: Fantasy
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.
Bridget Collins's book 'The Silence Factory' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2024-04-29.
Genre: Fantasy
Praise for this book
"The Binding is a dark chocolate slice of cake with a surprising, satisfying seam of raspberry running through it. It is a rich, gothic entertainment that explores what books have trapped in them and reminds us of the power of storytelling. Spellbinding." - Tracy Chevalier
"Intriguing, thought-provoking and heartbreaking … what a gorgeous book." - Stella Duffy
"The Binding held me captive from the start and refused to set me free. It is a beautifully crafted tale of dark magic and forbidden passion, where unspeakable cruelty is ultimately defeated by enduring love. Breathtaking!" - Ruth Hogan
"Pure magic. The kind of immersive storytelling that makes you forget your own name. I wish I had written it." - Erin Kelly
"What an astounding book … something entirely of its own. Brilliant concept, truly extraordinary writing and a killer plot." - Anna Mazzola
"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. Such a deeply enjoyable and nourishing novel." - Sandra Newman
"An original concept, beautifully written. Collins’ prose is spellbinding." - Laura Purcell
"Intriguing, thought-provoking and heartbreaking … what a gorgeous book." - Stella Duffy
"The Binding held me captive from the start and refused to set me free. It is a beautifully crafted tale of dark magic and forbidden passion, where unspeakable cruelty is ultimately defeated by enduring love. Breathtaking!" - Ruth Hogan
"Pure magic. The kind of immersive storytelling that makes you forget your own name. I wish I had written it." - Erin Kelly
"What an astounding book … something entirely of its own. Brilliant concept, truly extraordinary writing and a killer plot." - Anna Mazzola
"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. Such a deeply enjoyable and nourishing novel." - Sandra Newman
"An original concept, beautifully written. Collins’ prose is spellbinding." - Laura Purcell
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