A beautiful story of a young town bookbinder in Oxford during WWI. Heartbreaking and powerful, touching on themes of war, class and of course books. A great read.

Peggy and Maude are twin sisters that work in a book bindery. Maude is different than Peggy, she likes to fold paper and repeat sentences and is eternally innocent. Peggy has always dreamed of going to university. Peggy is told to fold the pages and not to read the books. War happens and of course everyones life is turned inside out. I think this book is about both of the sisters finding their independence and reaching their potential. I loved this book.. while it's a slow burn..I really enjoyed the story and immersed myself in the sisters world. I even shed some tears. I am going to need a sequel for the love story though.