Gutenberg’s Apprentice

Author: Alix Christie
Source: TLC Book Tours
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Summary: Although this story was slow-paced, I loved how the author captured the way people would have thought and acted at such an interesting time in history.
When Peter Schoeffer’s foster-father insists he return to Munich, abandoning a promising career as a scribe in Paris, he’s dubious about Gutenberg’s invention. He doesn’t believe that a machine can replace a scribe and at first thinks the idea borders on blasphemy. However, as he is able to add some beauty to Gutenberg’s process, he begins to see the potential of the printing press. However, Gutenburg’s volatile temper and warring political and religious factions threaten what Peter has come to see as a divinely inspired project he must complete.
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