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“A marvelous fiction about the power of language to elevate or repress.”—Geraldine Brooks, New York Timesbestselling author of People of the Book
As she grows up, Esme realizes that words and meanings relating to women’s and common folks’ experiences often go unrecorded. And so she begins in earnest to search out words for her own dictionary: the Dictionary of Lost Words. To do so she must leave the sheltered world of the university and venture out to meet the people whose words will fill those pages.
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Books & Black Coffee is a woman owned, black owned, veteran owned upscale bookstore with a built in cafe that provides a social environment for anyone who loves to read or loves a great cup of coffee.
