The Binding by Bridget Collins

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.

REVIEWS

"Intense, immersive … A stirring, highly original piece of storytelling and world-making." - Sunday Times

"With a twisting narrative that explores humans’ darkest moments and morals, Collins has created a fascinating fantasy world that evokes the atmosphere of Sarah Waters’ books with a nod to Philip Pullman. And, with a love story holding much of the story’s emotion together, this is definitely a book you’ll want to lose yourself to for hours on end." - Stylist

"Pure magic. The kind of immersive storytelling that makes you forget your own name. I wish I had written it." - Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said

PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: The Borough Press
ISBN: 978-0008272142
Pages: 448