Bridget Collins

Un relato de deseos enterrados y traiciones indescriptibles. Una historia de amor que desafía los límites. Una novela mágica e inolvidable. Imagina que los libros no solo contienen historias. Imagina que puedes ocultar entre sus paginas tus mayores miedos, tu dolor mas profundo, tus secretos mas oscuros. A todo el mundo. Incluso a ti mismo. Para siempre. Emmett Farmer, despues de un largo dia de trabajo en el campo, recibe una misteriosa carta que le cita a incorporarse como aprendiz de encuadernador. Es una profesion que despierta miedo y supersticion en su entorno. Sin embargo, como humilde campesino sin recursos, no le queda mas remedio que abandonar la granja familiar. En la casa aislada donde vive su maestra, la anciana Seredith, Emmett aprendera a elaborar libros que, mas alla de tener unos acabados muy cuidados, son tomos magicos que conservan los recuerdos de las personas y atesoran secretos del pasado. Quien quiere olvidarse de algun episodio del pasado, puede acudir al lugar donde los encuadernadores encierran estas vivencias en volumenes que guardan en una cripta bajo el taller: una suerte de biblioteca del olvido en la que todo permanece a la espera. Pero un dia Emmett descubre su nombre en uno de esos libros...La critica ha dicho...Una bella novela sobre el amor, el deseo y la magia que reside en el apasionante arte de contar historias.MIA Intensa y envolvente. Una obra conmovedora y original que recrea todo un mundo.The Sunday Times Destinado a ser uno de los libros mas importantes del año.GraziaVerdaderamente hipnotica.The Guardian Un divertimento intenso y gotico que explora lo que los libros han conservado en su interior y nos recuerda el poder de contar historias. Fascinante.Tracy Chevalier Un autentico placer.The TimesSeductor, oscuro y evocador.i Paper Una fusion de historia y magia que desafia al genero.What We're Reading (The New York Times) En los blogs...Es un libro tan bien escrito, tan agil de leer y que te atrapa de tal manera, que se ha convertido en mi mejor lectura en lo que va de año.Fantasia de librosEs una historia de amor diferente, en muchos momentos agridulce, narrada de una forma preciosa.Welcome to Pinkiland Una mezcla de emocionante romance prohibido con un toque de magia... Una historia que no olvidare facilmente.Dragones y librosUna historia donde el destino tiene mucho que decir y los libros tienen un poder irracional y magico.El templo de la lectura

Imagine you could erase your grief.Imagine you could forget your pain.Imagine you could hide a secret.Forever.Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a letter arrives summoning him to begin an apprenticeship. He will work for a Bookbinder, a vocation that arouses fear, superstition and prejudice but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse.He will learn to hand-craft beautiful volumes, and within each he will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If theres something you want to forget, he can help. If theres something you need to erase, he can assist. Your past will be stored safely in a book and you will never remember your secret, however terrible.In a vault under his mentors workshop, row upon row of books and memories are meticulously stored and recorded.Then one day Emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of them has his name on it.THE BINDING is an unforgettable, magical novel: a boundary-defying love story and a unique literary event.

A sumptuous act of imaginative world-building ... Settle in, and enjoy getting lost in this captivating book.' OBSERVER WINNING WAS EVERYTHING... UNTIL IT DESTROYED THEM Two young men, Leo and Carfax, close friends and fierce rivals.A family ripped apart by madness and tragedy. One woman, her life built upon a lie, with a mysterious connection to them all... LOSE YOURSELF IN THE MOST EPIC BOOK OF THE YEAR.'Dizzyingly wonderful ... a perfectly constructed work of fiction' THE TIMES

A village haunted by stories Two women bound by a secret A haunting gothic tale of ancient darkness and a love that defies convention from Sunday Times 1 bestseller Bridget Collins At once a moving study of women s lives after the First World War an exquisite love story and a terrifying folk horror So beautifully written that I could hardly bear to stop reading this is Bridget Collins at her beguiling best EMILIA HART Bridget Collins writing haunts my dreams ERIN KELLY A spine chillingly scary romance and a heartwarmingly romantic horror novel I raced through it at breakneck speed even as I wished it would go on forever Beautifully written thrillingly imagined and a joy on every page SANDRA NEWMAN I honestly never thought another author could rival Sarah Waters but I was wrong I haven t read a historical novel quite as good as this in years LOUISE MORRISHWatching over the village of Haltington is an ancient carving in the ground known to locals simply as the Face It was first etched into the chalk when lives were ruled by superstition and stories by fear of the unknown of the shadows For centuries the inhabitants of Bone Cottage have tended to it But now that the Great War has decimated the population of even this most isolated of plac

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Una historia cautivadora sobre complicidad, deseo y corrupción de la autora best seller de El encuadernador... Una novela en la que perderse.HENRY SUEÑA CON EL SILENCIO.Con un mundo sin el traqueteo de los carruajes en las calles adoquinadas, sin los gritos distantes de las peleas de borrachos, sin el incesante tictac del reloj. Entonces conoce a un misterioso y fascinante caballero que vende justo eso: una valiosa seda capaz de ahogar el clamor del mundo... y todo aquello de lo que Henry esta desesperado por escapar.Cuando solicitan su presencia en la aislada fabrica del señor Edward para que intente curar la sordera de su pequeña hija, Henry se ve arrastrado a los profundos origenes de este obsequio sobrenatural, que ha viajado desde la antigua floresta mediterranea a las bibliotecas inglesas. Ignorando las repetidas advertencias de la reservada institutriz de la niña, se permite caer en el embrujo del señor Edward y de su seda. Pero cuando descubra cual es su verdadero coste, ¿sera demasiado tarde para dar marcha atras?Me ha encantado. Una novela delicadamente hilada con una premisa absolutamente original que me ha atrapado desde la primera pagina. EMILIA HART, autora de Las mujeres Weyward

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Lange, kalte Winternachte: Zeit, um den Kamin zu entzunden, Zeit fur Geistergeschichten. Ob in den wilden Mooren von Yorkshire, auf dem verschneiten Gelande eines Spukhauses oder auf dem belebten Londoner Weihnachtsmarkt diese Geschichten, die von Gespenstern vergangener Tage erzahlen, jagen den Lesenden die kostlichsten Schauer uber den Rucken. So herrlich britisch wie ein Yorkshire Pudding, so stimmungsvoll und gruselig wie Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte von Charles Dickens und so spannend, dass man dieses Buch kaum aus den Handen legen kann.Schaurige Nachte vereint acht Erzahlungen ausgewiesener Gruselexpert*innen, die eine alte Tradition neu beleben: Als Meister*innen des Unheimlichen und Makabren bescheren sie uns den kostlichsten Nervenkitzel.Schaurige Geschichten:Band 1: Schaurige NachteBand 2: WintergeisterBand 3: Gruselige StundenAlle Bande sind eigenstandige Sammlungen von Erzahlungen und konnen unabhangig voneinander gelesen werden.

Un relato de deseos enterrados y traiciones indescriptibles.Una historia de amor que desafía los límites.Una novela mágica e inolvidable.Imagina que los libros no solo contienen historias.Imagina que puedes ocultar entre sus paginas tus mayores miedos, tu dolor mas profundo, tus secretos mas oscuros. A todo el mundo. Incluso a ti mismo. Para siempre.Emmett Farmer, despues de un largo dia de trabajo en el campo, recibe una misteriosa carta que le cita a incorporarse como aprendiz de encuadernador. Es una profesion que despierta miedo y supersticion en su entorno. Sin embargo, como humilde campesino sin recursos, no le queda mas remedio que abandonar la granja familiar.En la casa aislada donde vive su maestra, la anciana Seredith, Emmett aprendera a elaborar libros que, mas alla de tener unos acabados muy cuidados, son tomos magicos que conservan los recuerdos de las personas y atesoran secretos del pasado.Quien quiere olvidarse de algun episodio del pasado, puede acudir al lugar donde los encuadernadores encierran estas vivencias en volumenes que guardan en una cripta bajo el taller: una suerte de biblioteca del olvido en la que todo permanece a la espera. Pero un dia Emmett descubre su nombre en uno de esos libros...La critica ha dicho...Una bella novela sobre el amor, el deseo y la magia que reside en el apasionante arte de contar historias.MIAIntensa y envolvente. Una obra conmovedora y original que recrea todo un mundo.TheSunday TimesDestinado a ser uno de los libros mas importantes del año.GraziaVerdaderamente hipnotica.TheGuardianUn divertimento intenso y gotico que explora lo que los libros han conservado en su interior y nos recuerda el poder de contar historias. Fascinante.Tracy ChevalierUn autentico placer.The TimesSeductor, oscuro y evocador.iPaperUna fusion de historia y magia que desafia al genero.What We're Reading (The New York Times)En los blogs...Es un libro tan bien escrito, tan agil de leer y que te atrapa de tal manera, que se ha convertido en mi mejor lectura en lo que va de año.Fantasia de librosEs una historia de amor diferente, en muchos momentos agridulce, narrada de una forma preciosa.Welcome to PinkilandUna mezcla de emocionante romance prohibido con un toque de magia... Una historia que no olvidare facilmente.Dragones y librosUna historia donde el destino tiene mucho que decir y los libros tienen un poder irracional y magico.El templo de la lectura

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'You won't find a more thrilling winter read this year, or a better line up of writers who have mastered the gothic and ghostly.' SARA COLLINS, Costa Award-winning author of The Confessions of Frannie LangtonFeaturing new and original tales from:Bridget Collins Sunday Times bestselling author of The Binding | Imogen Hermes Gowar Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock | Kiran Millwood Hargrave Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies | Andrew Michael Hurley Sunday Times bestselling author of The Loney | Jess Kidd International award-winning author of Things in Jars | Elizabeth Macneal Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory | Natasha PulleySunday Times bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street | Laura Purcell Award-winning author of The Silent Companions

Emmett Farmer travaille dans les champs quand arrive une lettre annonçant qu’il doit partir chez un maître commencer son apprentissage. Il va devenir enlivreur, un art qui inspire la peur, la méfianc

A village haunted by stories. Two women bound by a secret.A haunting gothic tale of ancient darkness and a love that defies convention, from Sunday Times #1 bestseller Bridget Collins.At once a moving study of womens lives after the First World War, an exquisite love story and a terrifying folk horror. So beautifully written that I could hardly bear to stop reading, this is Bridget Collins at her beguiling best EMILIA HART Bridget Collins writing haunts my dreams ERIN KELLY A spine-chillingly scary romance and a heartwarmingly romantic horror novel I raced through it at breakneck speed even as I wished it would go on forever. Beautifully written, thrillingly imagined, and a joy on every page SANDRA NEWMAN I honestly never thought another author could rival Sarah Waters but I was wrong. I havent read a historical novel quite as good as this in years! LOUISE MORRISH Watching over the village of Haltington is an ancient carving in the ground, known to locals simply as the Face. It was first etched into the chalk when lives were ruled by superstition and stories; by fear of the unknown, of the shadows. For centuries, the inhabitants of Bone Cottage have tended to it. But now that the Great War has decimated the population of even this most isolated of places, the Face stands neglected and overgrown. When enigmatic outsider Kit moves into the cottage, the villagers are suspicious of her androgynous appearance and bohemian ways. In defiance of their disapproval, the vicars unmarried sister-in-law Florence finds herself inexplicably drawn to Kit, and the friendship that grows between them becomes a light in the dark for her. But the Face calls things to it, and now Florence and Kit are in its path A haunting gothic tale of ancient darkness and a love that defies convention, from Sunday Times #1 bestseller Bridget Collins. READERS ARE LOVING Oh my, this is just lovely reading atmospheric and beautifully composed I love books by this author and think this could be her best thus far. Wow, what a read. It truly has a gothic horror feel about it, a slow creeping dread fills the book, and I loved it!

International Bestseller!Dizzyingly wonderful . . . a perfectly constructed work of fiction, with audacious twists . . . Collins plays her own game here with perfect skill. The Times (UK) An intricate and utterly spellbinding literary epic brimming with enchantment, mystery, and dark secrets from the highly acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding.If your life was based on a lie, would you risk it all to tell the truth?At Montverre, an ancient and elite academy hidden high in the mountains, societys best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grandjeuthe great gamean arcane and mysterious competition that combines music, art, math, poetry, and philosophy. Leo Martin once excelled at Montverre but lost his passion for scholarly pursuits after a violent tragedy. He turned to politics instead and became a rising star in the ruling party, until a small act of conscience cost him his career. Now he has been exiled back to Montverre, his fate uncertain.But this rarified world of learning Leo once loved is not the same place he remembers. Once the exclusive bastion of men, Montverres most prestigious post is now held by a woman: Claire Dryden, also known as the Magister Ludi, the head of the great game. At first, Leo feels an odd attraction to the magistera mysterious, eerily familiar connectionthough hes sure theyve never met before.As the legendary Midsummer Game approachesthe climax of the academys yearlong-buried secrets rise to the surface and centuries-old traditions are shockingly overturned.A highly imaginative and intricately crafted literary epic, The Betrayals confirms Bridget Collins as one of the most inventive and exquisite new voices in speculative fiction.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS CHOICEProclaimed as truly spellbinding, a great fable that functions as transporting romance by the Guardian, the runaway #1 international bestseller "A rich, gothic entertainment that explores what books have trapped inside them and reminds us of the power of storytelling. Spellbinding. TRACY CHEVALIERImagine you could erase grief.Imagine you could remove pain.Imagine you could hide the darkest, most horrifying secret.Forever.Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a strange letter arrives summoning him away from his family. He is to begin an apprenticeship as a Bookbindera vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice amongst their small community, but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse.For as long as he can recall, Emmett has been drawn to books, even though they are strictly forbidden. Bookbinding is a sacred calling, Seredith informs her new apprentice, and he is a binder born. Under the old womans watchful eye, Emmett learns to hand-craft the elegant leather-bound volumes. Within each one they will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If theres something you want to forget, a binder can help. If theres something you need to erase, they can assist. Within the pages of the books they create, secrets are concealed and the past is locked away. In a vault under his mentors workshop rows upon rows of books are meticulously stored.But while Seredith is an artisan, there are others of their kind, avaricious and amoral tradesman who use their talents for dark endsand just as Emmett begins to settle into his new circumstances, he makes an astonishing discovery: one of the books has his name on it. Soon, everything he thought he understood about his life will be dramatically rewritten.An unforgettable novel of enchantment, mystery, memory, and forbidden love, The Binding is a beautiful homage to the allure and life-changing power of booksand a reminder to us all that knowledge can be its own kind of magic.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER"A delicately woven novel with an utterly original premise, it ensnared me from the very first page. Emilia Hart, bestselling author of WeywardFrom the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Bindinga captivating story of gothic suspense about a powerful family, the magical and dangerous silk their fortune is built upon, and the exploitative history they are desperately trying to hide.1820: Sophia Ashmore-Percy reluctantly accompanies her husband James to a remote Greek island, where he searches for rare biological specimens. Once there, however, she sets on her own voyage of discoverystumbling across the very creature he is looking for, making an unexpected connection with a local woman, and ultimately reconsidering her marriage, life, and own desires.Decades later, audiologist Henry Latimer is sent to the home of industrialist Sir Edward Ashmore-Percy and tasked with curing the mans young daughter, Philomel, of her deafness. But Henry, eager to escape a troubled past, quickly becomes obsessed with the fascinating nature of Sir Edwards business: spinning silk with a rare and magical breed of spiders. The extraordinary silk shields sound, offering respite from bustling streets and noisy neighbors. The result is instant tranquility, as wearers experience a soothing calmness. Yet, those within earshot of the outward-facing silk are subjected to eerie murmurs that amplify with proximity. Bystanders suffer the consequences of this unnerving phenomenon, manifesting in physical and mental afflictions ranging from headaches and drowsiness to severe cases of madness.As Henry becomes entangled in the allure of the silk and Sir Edwards charm, he glimpses a more sinister family history. The closer he ventures into the inner circle of Carthmute House, the more he unravels the horrifying underbelly of the silk business.With Bridget Collinss signature, stunning prose, The Silence Factory is an equally enthralling and unsettling gothic story about complicity, desire, and corruptiona novel to lose yourself in.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERDont miss the brand new collection of never-before-seen ghostly tales from these eight authors plus four more. The Winter Spirits is out in October 2023 and available to pre-order now. You wont find a more thrilling winter read this year, or a better line up of writers who have mastered the gothic and ghostly.SARA COLLINS, Costa Award-winning author of The Confessions of Frannie LangtonFeaturing new and original tales from:Bridget Collins Sunday Times bestselling author of The Binding | Imogen Hermes Gowar Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock | Kiran Millwood Hargrave Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies | Andrew Michael Hurley Sunday Times bestselling author of The Loney | Jess Kidd International award-winning author of Things in Jars | Elizabeth MacnealSunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory | Natasha Pulley Sunday Times bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street | Laura Purcell Award-winning author of The Silent Companions ______________Long before Charles Dickens and Henry James popularized the tradition, the shadowy nights of winter have been a time for people to gather together by the flicker of candlelight and experience the intoxicating thrill of a ghost story.Now eight bestselling, award-winning authors - all of them master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre - bring the tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding new collection of original spine-tingling tales.Taking you from the frosty Fens to the wild Yorkshire moors, to the snow-covered grounds of a haunted estate, to a bustling London Christmas market, these mesmerizing stories will capture your imagination and serve as your indispensable companion to the cold, dark nights. So curl up, light a candle, and fall under the spell of winters past . . .

Un relato de deseos enterrados y traiciones indescriptibles.Una historia de amor que desafía los límites.Una novela mágica e inolvidable.Imagina que los libros no solo contienen historias.Imagina que puedes ocultar entre sus paginas tus mayores miedos, tu dolor mas profundo, tus secretos mas oscuros. A todo el mundo. Incluso a ti mismo. Para siempre.Emmett Farmer, despues de un largo dia de trabajo en el campo, recibe una misteriosa carta que le cita a incorporarse como aprendiz de encuadernador. Es una profesion que despierta miedo y supersticion en su entorno. Sin embargo, como humilde campesino sin recursos, no le queda mas remedio que abandonar la granja familiar.En la casa aislada donde vive su maestra, la anciana Seredith, Emmett aprendera a elaborar libros que, mas alla de tener unos acabados muy cuidados, son tomos magicos que conservan los recuerdos de las personas y atesoran secretos del pasado.Quien quiere olvidarse de algun episodio del pasado, puede acudir al lugar donde los encuadernadores encierran estas vivencias en volumenes que guardan en una cripta bajo el taller: una suerte de biblioteca del olvido en la que todo permanece a la espera. Pero un dia Emmett descubre su nombre en uno de esos libros...La critica ha dicho...Una bella novela sobre el amor, el deseo y la magia que reside en el apasionante arte de contar historias.MIAIntensa y envolvente. Una obra conmovedora y original que recrea todo un mundo.TheSunday TimesDestinado a ser uno de los libros mas importantes del año.GraziaVerdaderamente hipnotica.TheGuardianUn divertimento intenso y gotico que explora lo que los libros han conservado en su interior y nos recuerda el poder de contar historias. Fascinante.Tracy ChevalierUn autentico placer.The TimesSeductor, oscuro y evocador.iPaperUna fusion de historia y magia que desafia al genero.What Were Reading (The New York Times)En los blogs...Es un libro tan bien escrito, tan agil de leer y que te atrapa de tal manera, que se ha convertido en mi mejor lectura en lo que va de año.Fantasia de librosEs una historia de amor diferente, en muchos momentos agridulce, narrada de una forma preciosa.Welcome to PinkilandUna mezcla de emocionante romance prohibido con un toque de magia... Una historia que no olvidare facilmente.Dragones y librosUna historia donde el destino tiene mucho que decir y los libros tienen un poder irracional y magico.El templo de la lectura