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

4.0

I mostly enjoyed it. Took me a long time to read it, book probably too long for my liking. Wonderful concept. Felt a bit inauthentic in places, eg the phrase "sorry for your loss" has a 1980s feel rather than an 1890s feel , when it was probably more often used about loss of property. The two men who were romantic interests of Esme didn't seem very realistic. I liked the characters Mabel and Lizzie