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For anybody who loves words and celebrates them, this subversive story weaves together love, loss and literature in a perfectly lyrical way.
Did you know there are 171,476 words in the dictionary? Have you ever wondered about the many words that never made it in? Our May @ReesesBookClub pick, The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, is a beautiful exploration of history and the power of language. For anybody who loves words and celebrates them, this subversive story weaves together love, loss and literature in a perfectly lyrical way. I think you’ll really like it! I cried… a lot. PS: my new favorite word I learned from this book is scapegrace!
FROM THE AUTHOR
Pip Williams
Pip Williams was born in London, grew up in Sydney, and now lives in Australia's Adelaide Hills. She is the author of One Italian Summer, a memoir of her family's travels in search of the good life, which was published in Australia to wide acclaim. The Dictionary of Lost Words is her first novel.
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