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THE BOOKBINDER

Earphones Award Winner

by | Read by Annabelle Tudor

Historical Fiction • 13.5 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2023

Annabelle Tudor so completely inhabits the English characters at the center of this engrossing tale of gender, class, and war that it's a bit of a shock to hear her deliver the author's note in her native Australian accent. Peggy and Maude are bookbinders at Oxford University Press. Peggy's intellectual curiosity is discernible in her voice; she chafes at the reminder that her job is to bind the books, not read them. Maude, who is neurodivergent, has a knack for parroting the core words of every conversation. Tudor rounds her vowels for upper-class female students, assumes a world-weary deadpan tone of amusement for the twins' war-nurse friend, and adopts a light accent for the emotionally and physically damaged Belgian WWI refugees. It's a fabulous performance highlighting a wonderful story. A.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2023]

Trade Ed. • Random House Audio • 2023

DD ISBN 9780593787182 $22.50

 

Library Ed. • Books on Tape • 2023

DD ISBN 9780593787199 multiple sources

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