The Paris library : a novel

Titre
The Paris library : a novel

Janet, Skeslien Charles

Sommaire
Paris, 1939. When World War II breaks out, Odile Souchet stands to lose everything she holds dear - including her beloved library. But by war's end, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal. Montana, 1983. Odile's solitary existence in gossipy small-town Montana is unexpectedly interrupted by her neighbour Lily, a lonely teenager craving adventure. Odile helps Lily navigate the troubled waters of adolescence, 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.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2021

Description matérielle
353 pages ; 23 cm

Vedette-matière - nom collectif
American Library in Paris -- Fiction.

Terme de vedette-matière
Women librarians -- France -- Fiction.
 
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Fiction.
 
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Fiction.
 
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- France -- Fiction.
 
French -- United States -- Fiction.
 
Teenagers -- Montanna -- Fiction.
 
Books and reading -- Fiction.

Terme géographique
Paris (France) -- Fiction.

Genre
Historical fiction.

Résumé
Paris, 1939. When World War II breaks out, Odile Souchet stands to lose everything she holds dear - including her beloved library. But by war's end, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal. Montana, 1983. Odile's solitary existence in gossipy small-town Montana is unexpectedly interrupted by her neighbour Lily, a lonely teenager craving adventure. Odile helps Lily navigate the troubled waters of adolescence, 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.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781982134198
 
9781982134914

Informations de publication
New York, New York : Atria Books, 2020.
 
Toronto, Ontario : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
 
©2021


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