An enchanting story about love loss and the power of language Elizabeth Macneal author of The Doll FactorySometimes you have to start with whats lost to truly find yourself.Motherless and irrepressibly curious Esme spends her childhood at her fathers feet as he and his team gather words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary.One day she sees a slip of paper containing a forgotten word flutter to the floor unclaimed.And so Esme begins to collect words for another dictionary in secret The Dictionary of Lost Words. But to do so she must journey into a world on the cusp of change as the Great War looms and women fight for the vote. Can the power of lost words from the past finally help her make sense of her futureA brilliant book about women and words tender moving and profound Jacqueline WilsonReaders LOVE The Dictionary of Lost WordsIf you only read one book this year let it be this oneIf youre a fan of The Binding and The Betrayals you will surely love thisA glorious combination of words growing up friendship love feminism and so much moreThe best love letter to words and languageThis book broke my heart .