{"product_id":"the-german-ward-9781923135444","title":"The German Ward","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe love story of the year: a breathtaking new novel from the author of global bestsellers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Dictionary of Lost Words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bookbinder of Jericho\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e. A tale of love between enemies behind the lines of WW1 and the Australian artist who captures their secret.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a story about desire.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrance, 1915. \u003c\/i\u003eAn English nurse and German doctor fall in love. He is a prisoner of war; she has never cared for rules. Their love is visceral and urgent, forbidden and doomed, and it would have gone unrecorded if not for a series of drawings found more than a century later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first the drawings seem insignificant, but the woman who finds them glimpses moments of intimacy and can’t look away. The images become part of a puzzle she wants to solve: who were the lovers, what became of them, and what story of war was the artist trying to tell?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this luminous tale of hope in the midst of darkness, Pip Williams expands the world of her bestselling novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bookbinder of Jericho\u003c\/i\u003e. Sensual and sophisticated, \u003ci\u003eThe German Ward \u003c\/i\u003eshows one of Australia’s most significant writers reaching the height of her skills. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781923135444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 29 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Affirm Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Mulgrave, VIC, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePip Williams is the author of social research, essays, memoir, and the occasional poem, but she is best known for her companion novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bookbinder of Jericho\u003c\/i\u003e. Since its publication in 2020, \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e has won a number of major book awards, was chosen for the Reese Witherspoon Book Club and became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. As well as being adapted for stage, \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e is being turned into a book concerto and has been optioned for a limited series. Pip’s second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Bookbinder of Jericho\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2023 and was an instant bestseller. In 2024, it won the Australian Book Industry Awards General Fiction Book of the Year and was Dymocks’ number-one book in its Top 101. Both novels were also recognised in ABC Radio National’s Top 100 Books of the 21st Century. Her upcoming novel, \u003ci\u003eThe German Ward\u003c\/i\u003e, continues her exploration of love, art, and history, bringing to life a vivid World War I story of forbidden love and artistic discovery behind the lines in France. Pip’s books have been published around the world and translated into more than 30 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Pip Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574443053273,"sku":"9781923135444","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781923135444.jpg?v=1790774982","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-german-ward-9781923135444","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}