Odile’s solitary existence in gossipy small-town Montana is unexpectedly interrupted by her neighbor Lily, a lonely teenager craving adventure. Again and again, they risk their lives to help their fellow Jewish readers, but by war’s end, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal. After the Nazi army marches into the City of Light and declares a war on words, Odile and her fellow librarians join the Resistance with the best weapons they have: books. When World War II breaks out, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear-including her beloved library. Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet has it all: Paul, her handsome police officer beau Margaret, her best friend from England Remy, her twin brother who she adores and a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library’s legendary director, Dorothy Reeder. Based on the true World War II story of the American Library in Paris, an unforgettable novel about the power of books and the bonds of friendship-and the ordinary heroes who can be found in the most perilous times and the quietest places.
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