'Your job is to bind the books, not read them.'
When the men of Oxford University
Press leave for the Western Front, Peggy,
her twin sister Maude and their friends
in the book bindery must shoulder the
burden at home. As Peggy moves between
her narrowboat full of memories and
the demands of the Press. her dreams
of studying feel ever more remote.
She must know her place, fold her
pages and never stop to savour
the precious words in front of her.
From volunteer nurses to refugees
fleeing the horrors of occupation,
the war brings together women from
all walks of life, and with them come
some difficult choices for Peggy.
New friends and lovers offer new
opportunities, but they also make
new demands - and Peggy must
write her own story.
