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The Words in My Hand
The Words in My Hand | Guinevere Glasfurd
5 posts | 2 read | 4 to read
'17th-century Amsterdam sparkles into life in this delightful, playful and beautifully written debut. I loved it!' Rachel Hore, bestselling author of A Week In Paris 'Guinevere Glasfurd's writing is fresh and elegant. I loved the subject and the way she brings Amsterdam in the 1600s into vivid, believable life. A lovely book' Dinah Jefferies, bestselling author of The Tea Planter's Wife The Words in My Hand is the reimagined true story of Helena Jans, a Dutch maid in 17th-century Amsterdam, who works for Mr Sergeant the English bookseller. When a mysterious and reclusive lodger arrives - the Monsieur - Mr Sergeant insists everything must be just so. It transpires that the Monsieur is Ren Descartes. This is Helena's story: the woman in front of Descartes, a young woman who yearns for knowledge, who wants to write so badly she makes ink from beetroot and writes in secret on her skin - only to be held back by her position in society. Weaving together the story of Descartes' quest for reason with Helena's struggle for literacy, their worlds overlap as their feelings deepen; yet remain sharply divided. For all Descartes' learning, it is Helena he seeks out as she reveals the surprise in the everyday world that surrounds him. When reputation is everything and with so much to lose, some truths must remain hidden. Helena and Descartes face a terrible tragedy and ultimately have to decide if their love is possible at all.
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FantasyChick
The Words in My Hand | Guinevere Glasfurd
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Time for something a little more....relaxing 😊
1. Male
2. Nope
3. Not even close
4. Ummm very little I think
5. After
6. I'm just starting but seems good so 3 ⭐
7. I picked!
8. Stand alone
9. Right now, less
10. Just under
11. Not currently
12. I think he has at least 6
13. Further but not much I don't think.
14. More
15. Movie
16. Depends on how it goes
17. Alive
18. Title
Bonus: professor uses classic book to save child from evil

Kaye Thanks for playing. 😊 7y
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RebelReader
The Words in My Hand | Guinevere Glasfurd
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1 F
2 1/3
3 Far
4. Nothing
5. Before
6 closer
7 chose myself
8 stand alone
9 less
10 more
11 No
12 more
13 further
14 less
15 movie
16 more likely
17 Alive
18 neither
Bonus: Traveling backwards through the 1940‘s, four Londoners,three woman and a man with a past, whose lives are connected in tragedy, and surprise, only to be changed irreversibly in the shadow of a historical event.

#bookinmyhandsOR

Kaye ✅Thank you. Can anyone guess from the description, what the book is ? 7y
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Libby1
The Words in My Hand | Guinevere Glasfurd
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I think this one looks absolutely beautiful.

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Libby1
The Words in My Hand | Guinevere Glasfurd
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Today was my son's first day back to school. To celebrate the fact that this introvert parent survived the summer with an extremely extroverted child, I decided to treat myself. ?

A trip to the 5 books for Q9 charity shop it is! I'll post more photos later! ❤️?❤️

LauraBrook Wow, those were all 20p each?!?! Amazing! And congrats for surviving a summer with an extrovert kid. Enjoy putting your feet up today! 7y
Libby1 Thanks for your kind words, @LauraBrook . I think I should write a book some day called Parenting for Extreme Introverts! ❤️📚❤️ 7y
LauraBrook @Libby1 I'd read the hell out of that book, and I don't have two-legged kids! 7y
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ChippedBluebell
The Words in My Hand | Guinevere Glasfurd
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"One book is not enough. Never enough. What one needs is a library. A library is an investment in the future" - The Words in my Hand.

MrBook Love it! And welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay, I think you'll like it here 😎👍🏻. 8y
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