Proclaimed as “truly spellbinding,” a “great fable” that “functions as transporting romance” by the Guardian, the runaway #1 international bestseller arrives in America.
""A rich, gothic entertainment that explores what books have trapped inside them and reminds us of the power of storytelling. Spellbinding.” — TRACY CHEVALIER
Imagine you could erase grief. Imagine you could remove pain. Imagine you could hide the darkest, most horrifying secret. Forever.
Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a strange letter arrives summoning him away from his family. He is to begin an apprenticeship as a Bookbinder—a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice amongst their small community, but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse.
For as long as he can recall, Emmett has been drawn to books, even though they are strictly forbidden. Bookbinding is a sacred calling, Seredith informs her new apprentice, and he is a binder born. Under the old woman’s watchful eye, Emmett learns to hand-craft the elegant leather-bound volumes. Within each one they will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If there’s something you want to forget, a binder can help. If there’s something you need to erase, they can assist. Within the pages of the books they create, secrets are concealed and the past is locked away. In a vault under his mentor’s workshop rows upon rows of books are meticulously stored.
But while Seredith is an artisan, there are others of their kind, avaricious and amoral tradesman who use their talents for dark ends—and just as Emmett begins to settle into his new circumstances, he makes an astonishing discovery: one of the books has his name on it. Soon, everything he thought he understood about his life will be dramatically rewritten.
An unforgettable novel of enchantment, mystery, memory, and forbidden love, The Binding is a beautiful homage to the allure and life-changing power of books—and a reminder to us all that knowledge can be its own kind of magic.
© 2019 HarperAudio (Lydbok): 9780062898722
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 16. april 2019
Proclaimed as “truly spellbinding,” a “great fable” that “functions as transporting romance” by the Guardian, the runaway #1 international bestseller arrives in America.
""A rich, gothic entertainment that explores what books have trapped inside them and reminds us of the power of storytelling. Spellbinding.” — TRACY CHEVALIER
Imagine you could erase grief. Imagine you could remove pain. Imagine you could hide the darkest, most horrifying secret. Forever.
Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a strange letter arrives summoning him away from his family. He is to begin an apprenticeship as a Bookbinder—a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice amongst their small community, but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse.
For as long as he can recall, Emmett has been drawn to books, even though they are strictly forbidden. Bookbinding is a sacred calling, Seredith informs her new apprentice, and he is a binder born. Under the old woman’s watchful eye, Emmett learns to hand-craft the elegant leather-bound volumes. Within each one they will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If there’s something you want to forget, a binder can help. If there’s something you need to erase, they can assist. Within the pages of the books they create, secrets are concealed and the past is locked away. In a vault under his mentor’s workshop rows upon rows of books are meticulously stored.
But while Seredith is an artisan, there are others of their kind, avaricious and amoral tradesman who use their talents for dark ends—and just as Emmett begins to settle into his new circumstances, he makes an astonishing discovery: one of the books has his name on it. Soon, everything he thought he understood about his life will be dramatically rewritten.
An unforgettable novel of enchantment, mystery, memory, and forbidden love, The Binding is a beautiful homage to the allure and life-changing power of books—and a reminder to us all that knowledge can be its own kind of magic.
© 2019 HarperAudio (Lydbok): 9780062898722
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 16. april 2019
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Aili
14. apr. 2022
Nydelig historie og veldig god innleser!
Anne
28. feb. 2023
Nydelig bok!
Elin
5. des. 2021
Fantastisk innleser, fantastisk historie!
Lene
27. mai 2022
Beautiful and thought-provoking slow-paced pageturner.
Birte
7. apr. 2023
Både historien og innlesingen var 5/5👌🏼
Monica
13. jan. 2022
Jeg har ikke fullført boken men har hørt mye av den. Liker boken veldig godt men ELSKER innleser! En så behagelig stemme, gir en følelse av ro. Håper han vil lese inn mange flere bøker🤩
Sarah
10. juni 2022
Wow! What a story! The narrator should be acclaimed for his brilliant job at narrating this novel. To listen to his accent was sublime. I’m not sure if it was his own or part of his reportoir. The novel was beautiful written, my imagination was conjured by the author like a true maestro.
Emmy
11. mars 2023
En av mine favoritter, en helt fantastisk bok men mange følelser. Innleser er fantastisk!
Natalie
15. nov. 2022
Fantastisk skrevet og en utrolig vakker historie. Om den er litt treg i begynnelsen så les/hør videre likevel! En får lyst til å lese begynnelsen en gang til når boken er ferdig ❤️
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