#pip williams

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Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words

[cursedkoolaid]

"She collects words," said Mabel.

"What kinds of words?"

"Women's words. Dirty ones."

(Piper Williams The Dictionary of Lost Words)

[icamincon]

April reading wrap up!🌷

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 5/5🌟I did in fact cry more than once while reading this. This was so beautifully done, Miss Shannon KNOWS how to do a good fantasy book. A lot of the times I read 700+ pg books, I’m like “yea this definitely could’ve been like 200 pgs shorter”, but I think this one was perfect and surprisingly fast paced.

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 5/5🌟 Yes, this entire books is about words and their history, and yet I still don’t have any words to describe how beautiful and profound it was to read. I really don’t think I’m ever getting over this one oh man. Such a cool story about the English language history and how tightly it relates to women’s growing rights throughout time. This book made me think of things and make connections that I otherwise never would have.

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol 1 4.5/5🌟This was so perfect for spring and besides that it’s SO funny and charming! I already love Emma and while it’s not very action packed, there’s still a sense of mystery it’s honestly just so good already I’m so excited to read the others!

Didn’t read as much as I would’ve liked bc it was a stressful month and I also started a few books and ended up switching to other ones. But these were all so meaningful to me and really impacted me!

[razreads]

Women don’t have to live lives determined by others. They have choices, and I choose not to live the rest of my days doing as I’m told and worrying about what people will think. That’s no life at all.

Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words

[featheryminx]

gareth owen the man that you are

[mementomirare]

By pure chance I came across The Bookbinder of Jericho in a bookstore and - being a traditionally trained bookbinder myself - I of course had to take it home.

Now I'm 150 pages into the story of a female bookbinder in Oxford during the start of World War 1, and I have to say I'm really impressed how well the craft is represented. The author clearly did her research! On top of that I'm learning quite a bit about the war, working women's lives and British society in the 1910s.

I can absolutely recommend this and already read a couple of my favourite passages to my colleagues at the workshop ☺️

[ninja-muse]

Some of you may remember me loving The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams a few years ago. The Bookbinder is its companion novel—same setting, characters in common. It's about a woman who does manual work at Oxford Press but dreams of attending a College, and who gets to have that kind of education and why. It's about the boxes people get put into and the boxes we make for ourselves, about sacrifices and family and women in the First World War. I recommend it just as highly as the last one!

[bshocommons]

"Poetry is how we endure the unendurable. Sometimes it has to be a lie."

Pip Williams, The Bookbinder