u003cbu003eIN THE DARKNESS OF WAR, THE LIGHT OF BOOKS - HOW LIBRARIANS DEFIED THE NAZISu003c/bu003eu003cbu003eTHE u003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMESu003c/iu003e BESTSELLERu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'A wonderful novel celebrating the power of books and libraries to change people's lives' JILL MANSELLu003c/bu003e'u003cbu003eHeart-breaking and heart-lifting and always enchanting' RUTH HOGANu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'Anu003c/bu003e u003cbu003eirresistibleu003c/bu003e u003cbu003eand utterly compelling novel that will appeal to bibliophiles andu003c/bu003e u003cbu003ehistoricalu003c/bu003e u003cbu003efictionu003c/bu003e u003cbu003efans alike' u003ciu003eSUNDAY EXPRESSu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'I devouredu003c/bu003e u003ciu003eu003cbu003eThe Paris Libraryu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003e u003cbu003ein one hungry gulp . . . charming and moving' TATIANA DE ROSNAYu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'An irresistible, compelling read' FIONA DAVISu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'Paris and libraries. What's not to love?!' NATASHA LESTERu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'Compelling' u003ciu003eWOMAN & HOMEu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'Delightful, richly detailed' u003ciu003ePUBLISHER'S WEEKLYu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003ePARIS, 1939Odile Souchet is obsessed with books, and her new job at the American Library in Paris - with its thriving community of students, writers and book lovers - is a dream come true. When war is declared, the Library is determined to remain open. But then the Nazis invade Paris, and everything changes.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.u003cbu003e'Book obsessives will adore this immersive love letter to the power of the written word.' u003ciu003eRED MAGAZINEu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003eMONTANA, 1983u003c/bu003eLily is a lonely teenager desperate to escape small-town Montana. She grows close to her neighbour Odile, discovering they share the same love of language, the same longings. But as Lily uncovers more about Odile's mysterious past, she discovers a dark secret, closely guarded and long hidden.Based 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.
