{"product_id":"2940170097173","title":"The Binding: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProclaimed as ¿truly spellbinding\", a ¿great fable¿ that ¿functions as transporting romance¿ by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the runaway number one international best seller arrives in America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImagine you could erase grief. Imagine you could remove pain. Imagine you could hide the darkest, most horrifying secret. Forever.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung 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 bookbinder amp;mdash; a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice among their small community, but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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 woman¿s watchful eye, Emmett learns to handcraft the elegant leather-bound volumes. Within each one, they will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If there¿s something you want to forget, a binder can help. If there¿s 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 mentor¿s workshop, rows upon rows of books are meticulously stored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut while Seredith is an artisan, there are others of their kind, avaricious and amoral tradesman who use their talents for dark ends amp;mdash; and 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unforgettable novel of enchantment, mystery, memory, and forbidden love, \u003ci\u003eThe Binding\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful homage to the allure and life-changing power of books amp;mdash; and a reminder to us all that knowledge can be its own kind of magic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115060150512,"sku":"2940170097173","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170097173_p0.jpg?v=1763701793","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170097173","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}