The Binding meets The Handmaid’s Tale – Discovering a book of dark and ancient power, a convent librarian must defend it with her life. Perfect for fans of dark academia and historical feminist fiction. \n\nBeatrice is the convent’s librarian. For years, she has shunned the company of her sisters, finding solace only with her manuscripts. \n\nThen, one carnival night, two women, bleeding and stricken, are abandoned outside the convent’s walls. Moments from death, one of them presses something into Beatrice’s hands: a bewitching book whose pages have a dangerous life of their own. \n\nBut men of the faith want the book destroyed, and a zealous preacher has tracked it to her door. Her sisters’ lives – or her obsession. Beatrice must decide. \n\nThe book’s voice is growing stronger. \n\nAn ancient power uncoils. \n\nWill she dare to listen?