A review by phoenixambrose
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

5.0

I listened to this one on audiobook and let me tell you this one was excellent! I will be buying a physical to reread and annotate. Pip found a way to put into words conversations I often have with myself in my head and words fall short. This is hands down the best novel I have ever read. Historical Fiction at its finest. Beautifully blending real people and real events with a realistic, but fictional main's POV. I have never related to a character as much as I have Esme. Words are ever changing both amongst the types of people who speak them and their meanings throughout history.