The Paris Library

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Call Number: Fiction / Charles, Janet , Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Charles, Janet Skeslien
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Charles, Janet	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Charles, Janet	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Charles, Janet	4-week checkout	Due 05-20-2024
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Charles, Janet Skeslien	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Charles, Janet Skeslien	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Charles, Janet Skeslien	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Charles, Janet Skeslien	4-week checkout	Due 05-23-2024
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Charles, Janet Skeslien	4-week checkout	Due 05-24-2024
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Charles, Janet Skeslien	4-week checkout	Due 05-05-2024

"Paris, 1939. Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet has it all: Paul, her handsome police officer beau; Margaret, her best friend from England; her adored twin brother Remy; and a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library's legendary director, Dorothy Reeder. But when World War II breaks out, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear - including her beloved library. After the invasion, as the Nazis declare a war on words and darkness falls over the City of Light, Odile and her fellow librarians join the Resistance with the best weapons they have: books. They risk their lives again and again to help their fellow Jewish readers. When the war finally ends, instead of freedom, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal. Montana, 1983. Odile's solitary existence in gossipy small-town Montana is unexpectedly interrupted by Lily, her neighbor, a lonely teenager longing for adventure. As Lily uncovers more about Odile's mysterious past, they find they share a love of language, the same longings, the same lethal jealousy. Odile helps Lily navigate the troubled waters of adolescence by always recommending just the right book at the right time, never suspecting that Lily will be the one to help her reckon with her own terrible secret. Based on the true story of the American Library in Paris, The Paris Library explores the geography of resentment, the consequences of terrible choices made, and how extraordinary heroism can be found in the quietest of places"-- Provided by publisher.

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Paris during the Nazi occupation WW2 submitted by LVDS on July 13, 2021, 11:03pm A French perspective on the slow simmer of being invaded and the losses. compromises during war. A slow start to the book, but then it becomes better all around characters at the real American Library in Paris.

Worth the time to read about Paris during the Nazi occupation submitted by smgop on June 11, 2022, 1:19pm This book was well-thought out and written about the characters who frequented the American Library in Paris and the way that the occupation affected them. Good character development.