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The Paris library

Skeslien Charles, Janet2021
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Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is the unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together. PARIS, 1939 Odile Souchet is obsessed with books, and working at The American Library in Paris for the formidable director Dorothy Reeder is all she has ever dreamed of. The Library and its thriving community of students, writers, diplomats and book lovers provide her with a safe haven. When war is declared, the Library is determined to remain open. But then the Nazis invade Paris, and everything changes. The Nazi 'Library Protector' changes the rules overnight, declaring a war on words and making the librarians risk their lives to do their jobs. Under the courageous guidance of Miss Reeder, Odile and her fellow librarians defy the authorities to make sure all their subscribers, even those deemed no longer desirable, get access to books and remain part of their community, whatever the cost. Choices as black and white as the words on a page become a murky shade of grey - choices that will put many of the wrong side of history, and the consequences of which will echo for decades to come.
Main title:
The Paris library / Janet Skeslien Charles.
Author:
Skeslien Charles, Janet, author
Work:
The Paris library
Imprint:
London : Two Roads, 2021.©2021
Collation:
422 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
"Heroism can be found in the quietest places" --Front cover.
ISBN:
97815293354539781529335453978152933545397815293354539781529335453 (paperback)9781529335460 (pbk)9781529335460 (paperback)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
Librarians -- FictionLibraries -- FictionBooks and reading -- FictionWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- FictionNazis -- FictionSecrecy -- FictionParis (France) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
BRN:
651335
Bookmark link:
https://librarysearch.melbourne.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=651335
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