![]() ![]() But as Lily uncovers more about Odile's mysterious past, she discovers a dark secret, closely guarded and long hidden.īased on the true Second World War story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is an unforgettable novel of romance, friendship, family, and of heroism found in the quietest of places. ![]() Lily is a lonely teenager desperate to escape small-town Montana. In Occupied Paris, choices as black and white as the words on a page become a murky shade of grey - choices that will put many on the wrong side of history, and the consequences of which will echo for decades to come. When bookish young American Sylvia Beach opens Shakespeare and Company on a quiet street in Paris. But then the Nazis invade Paris, and everything changes. The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the 20th century to the world in this new novel from the author of The Girl in White Gloves. ![]() When war is declared, the Library is determined to remain open. Odile Souchet is obsessed with books, and her new job at the American Library in Paris is a dream come true. ![]()
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