by Pip Williams · Maeva Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788419638564
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«La artesana de libros» is the historical novel by Pip Williams, published by Maeva Ediciones in paperback (432 pages, in Spanish).
In Oxford, in 1914, twin sisters Peggy and Maude Jones work in the bookbinding section of a printing press while the men march off to the front of World War I. Peggy, who dreams of studying Literature, must bind books without being able to read them, and responsibility towards her vulnerable sister and love threaten her aspirations. The novel champions the transformative power of books and knowledge.
Standalone novel by the author of «El diccionario de las palabras olvidadas», translated by Ana Isabel Sánchez. The subtitle indicates it is a historical novel with over 500,000 copies sold and a tribute to those who make it possible to hold a book in one's hands.
For readers of historical fiction with female protagonists and stories set in the world of books and publishing.
Pip Williams is an Australian author and social researcher. She is best known for her debut novel The Dictionary of Lost Words, published in 2020. Her second novel, The Bookbinder of Jericho, was published in 2023.
