Gutenberg's Apprentice - Tapa blanda

A sophisticated and moving story of the creation of the Gutenberg Bible... Christie provides a powerful portrait of the intense, irascible and egotistical Gutenberg, but her novel's real strength lies in its depiction of [his apprentice, Peter] Schoeffer, drawn unwillingly into the struggle to build a new technology, yet eventually becoming its most committed advocate (Sunday Times)

A lovely piece of work: finely researched and beautifully, atmospherically, written. I learned a huge amount from it, though never at any point did I feel I was being 'taught' - in my view the test of really good historical novel (Sarah Dunant)

A deep, immersive recreation of a pivotal moment in history and a bold exploration of an eternal theme: the madness, rivalry, torment and ecstasy of creation (A. D. Miller)

If ever there were a historical novel with up-to-the-minute resonance, this is it... Brilliantly-observed detail. Her characters are engaging, the world as beautifully crafted as one of Gutenberg's hot-metal letters, and the themes more relevant now than ever... Richly-imagined (Naomi Alderman)

'So rich and gorgeous it is making me dizzy' (Lucy Mangan)

'As beautifully written as the printed pages it describes, this is an intelligent, masterful novel that immerses the reader in a fascinating historical time and place' (Rosamund Lupton)

A lovely piece of work: finely researched and beautifully, atmospherically, written (Sarah Dunant)

'Deserves to be a bestseller - a great story, meticulously researched...fascinating' (Mark Easton)

'Deftly chronicled ... Christie masterfully depicts the time and energy required to print the first Bibles... A bravura debut' (Kirkus)

'Gorgeously written... An inspiring tale of ambition, camaraderie, betrayal, and cultural transformation based on actual events and people, this wonderful novel fully inhabits its age' (Booklist)