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Author Williams, Pip, 1969- author.

Title The dictionary of lost words : a novel / Pip Williams.

Edition First U.S. edition.
Publication Info. New York : Ballantine Books, [2021]
1 hold on first copy returned of 6 copies
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2064674~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Adult Fiction  F WILLIAMS    STAFF PICKS
 95th Street Adult Fiction  F WILLIAMS    ON HOLDSHELF
 Naper Blvd. Adult Fiction  F WILLIAMS    DUE 05-16-24
 Naper Blvd. Adult Fiction  F WILLIAMS    DUE 05-12-24
 Nichols Adult Fiction  F WILLIAMS    DUE 04-26-24
 Nichols Adult Fiction  F WILLIAMS    DUE 05-01-24
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Description xiv, 376 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series Reese's book club
Reese's book club.
Summary "The Dictionary of Lost Words is a work of fiction. All incidents and dialogue, and all characters with the exception of some well-known historical figures, are products of the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Before the lost word, there was another. It arrived at the Scriptorium in a second-hand envelope, the old address crossed out and Dr Murray, Sunnyside, Oxford, written in its place. It was Da's job to open the post and mine to sit on his lap, like a queen on her throne, and help him ease each word out of its folded cradle. He'd tell me what pile to put it on and sometimes he'd pause, cover my hand with his, and guide my finger up and down and around the letters, sounding them into my ear. He'd say the word, and I would echo it, then he'd tell me what it meant"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Lexicographers -- Fiction.
Oxford English dictionary -- Fiction.
Genre Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
ISBN 9780593160190 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
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