Book of Forbidden Words: A Gripping Multi-timeline Historical Fiction of Three Women and an Encrypted Manuscript Set Across Four Centuries - Couverture souple

Fein, Louise

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ISBN 10 : 0063411431 ISBN 13 : 9780063411432

Editeur : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2026

Synopsis

From bestselling author Louise Fein comes a new historical novel set in a world of banned books and censorship, in which an encrypted manuscript unleashes a chain of consequences across 400 years, perfect for fans of Weyward and The Briar Club.

"Devotees of rich historical fiction and contemporary social discourse alike will be enthralled.”
—Booklist, starred review

1552, PARIS: The print­ing press is quickly spreading new ideas across Europe, threatening the power of church and state and unleashing a wave of book burning and heretic hunting. When frightened ex-nun Lysbette Angiers arrives at Charlotte Guillard’s famous printing shop with her manuscript, neither woman knows just how far the powerful elite will go to prevent the spread of Lysbette’s audacious ideas.

1952, NEW YORK: Milly Bennett is a lonely housewife struggling to find her way in her new neighborhood amidst the paranoid clamors of McCarthy’s America. She finds her life taking an unexpected turn when a relic from her past presents her with a 400-year-old manuscript to decipher, pulling her into a vortex of danger that threatens to shatter her world.

From the risky backstreets of sixteenth-century Paris to the unpredictable suburbs of mid-twentieth century New York, the stakes couldn’t be higher when, 400 years apart, Milly, Lysbette, and Charlotte each face a reality where the spread of ideas are feared and every effort is made to suppress them.

Dramatic and affecting, and inspired by the real-life encrypted Voynich manuscript, Book of Forbidden Words is an engrossing story about indomitable women who dare to let their words be heard.

"A gripping and compelling tale of powerful women who refuse to be silenced. This is exactly the kind of story the world needs right now.” —Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Things We Cannot Say

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Louise Fein is the author of Daughter of the Reich, which has been published in thirteen territories, the international bestseller The Hidden Child, The London Bookshop Affair, and Book of Forbidden Words. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from St Mary’s University. She lives in Surrey, UK, with her family.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0063411431
• ISBN 13: 9780063411432
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
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