The Binding John Lanchester It is an invitation into

It is an invitation into a journey: either to be the son who receives fathering or the father who learns what must be spoken

critically analysing the formation and transformation of meritocracy and pragmatism

pitting prince against prince—and Mare against her own heart

That way he's bound to attract someone

This novel highlights official corruption

The Binding John Lanchester It is an invitation intoBooks are dangerous things in Collins's alternate universe, a place vaguely reminiscent of 19th century England. It's a world in which people visit book binders to rid themselves of painful or treacherous memories. Once their stories have been told and are bound between the pages of a book, the slate is wiped clean and their memories lose the power to hurt or haunt them. After having suffered some sort of mental collapse and no longer able to keep up