Novel•Romance•Historical Fiction•WWII•Libraries
The Paris Library
Janet Skeslien Charles(2021)
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Pages: 448
Language: English
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Based on true events, this novel follows librarians in Nazi-occupied Paris who risk everything to save books and protect their community.
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Odile Souchet dreamed of working at the American Library in Paris.
مکمل ناول پڑھیں
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The Paris Library
Janet Skeslien Charles
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Chapter 1 - The Library
Odile Souchet dreamed of working at the American Library in Paris.
In 1939, she finally got her chance.
"Books are freedom," the head librarian told her on her first day.
Then the Nazis occupied Paris, and everything changed.
"We must protect the books," Odile whispered to her colleague Paul.
"And the people who need them," he replied.
They secretly delivered books to Jewish readers who were banned from the library.
"This is dangerous," Paul warned as they planned another delivery.
"Love is always dangerous," Odile replied, not just talking about books.
In the darkest times, love and literature became acts of resistance.
And sometimes, the greatest love stories are written in the margins of history.
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