The Binding

Collins, Bridget

Romance

HARPER/COLLINS

It begins with a game. 
It ends with betrayal. 
From the Number 1 bestselling author of THE BINDING 
‘Another triumph’ ERIN KELLY 
‘Totally addictive’ JOANNA GLEN 
‘A rich delight’ SANDRA NEWMAN 
‘Just beautiful’ JOANNA CANNON 
‘Dizzyingly wonderful’ THE TIMES 
If everything in your life was based on a lieWould you risk it all to tell the truth? 
When Léo joined the Montverre academy he was a nobody, but he dreamed of winning its legendary Great Game. 
When Carfax joined, he was notorious: the son of a family renowned for their brilliance – and their madness. 
Their rivalry would end in tragedy. 
Years later, Léo returns to Montverre. Carfax is gone, but his sister is now the first ever female master of the Game. 
As secrets whisper in the walls, what will Léo do to win this time? 
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‘Another sumptuous act of imaginative world-building. . . . If you’re looking for an absorbing, transporting work of fiction -and why would you not be? – The Betrayals is just the thing . . . settle in, and enjoy getting lost in this captivating book’ OBSERVER 
‘More lavish magical escapism from the unit-shifting author of The Binding’ IRISH INDEPENDENT 
‘Brilliant… a captivating, imaginative tale’ WOMAN & HOME 
‘A storyteller of rare imagination… This intricate symphony of a novel is both a disturbing portrait of fascism and a soaring meditation on artistic expression’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

The Betrayals: Stunning new fiction from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller THE BINDING: The stunning new fiction book from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller THE BINDING

The Borough Press

The Betrayals

William Morrow

Betrayals

NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
Proclaimed 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 CHEVALIER
Imagine 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 Bookbinder—a 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 woman’s 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 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.
But while Seredith is an artisan, there are others of their kind, avaricious and amoral tradesman who use their talents for dark ends—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.
An unforgettable novel of enchantment, mystery, memory, and forbidden love, The Binding is a beautiful homage to the allure and life-changing power of books—and a reminder to us all that knowledge can be its own kind of magic.

The Binding: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

United States

NATIONAL BESTSELLER 
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE 
Proclaimed 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 CHEVALIER 
Imagine you could erase grief. 
Imagine you could remove pain. 
Imagine you could hide the darkest, most horrifying secret. 
Forever.\nYoung 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—a 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 woman’s 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 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. 
But while Seredith is an artisan, there are others of their kind, avaricious and amoral tradesman who use their talents for dark ends—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. 
An unforgettable novel of enchantment, mystery, memory, and forbidden love, The Binding is a beautiful homage to the allure and life-changing power of books—and a reminder to us all that knowledge can be its own kind of magic.

William Morrow Paperbacks

The Betrayals: A Novel

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)&nbsp; 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, society's best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu--the great game--an arcane and mysterious competition that combines music, art, math, poetry, and philosophy. Léo 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 Léo once loved is not the same place he remembers. Once the exclusive bastion of men, Montverre's 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, Léo feels an odd attraction to the magister--a mysterious, eerily familiar connection--though he's sure they've never met before. As the legendary Midsummer Game approaches--the climax of the academy's year--long-buried secrets rise to the surface and centuries-old traditions are shockingly overturned. A highly imaginative and intricately crafted literary epic, The Betrayals&nbsp;confirms Bridget Collins as one of the most inventive and exquisite new voices in speculative fiction.

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