One of my favorite reads in a long time! This felt so relevant to me right now. The creation of the Oxford English Dictionary is fascinating to me on its own, but I loved exploring that through the lens of class and gender politics. Language is yet another bastion of the patriarchy, and it’s so important to constantly consider how it affects our thinking, in terms of power dynamics. I could have done with less of the depressing aspects of Esme’s life, but I get that being a woman at the turn of the century was hard. My favorite part was when Edith writes a letter to Esme about woman’s suffrage. It was extremely timely, and I feel like I need to buy this book in print just so I can reference that section again and again. Great narrator too!