One follows Odile Souchet, a new librarian . The puzzle of those missing eleven days has persisted. When the Nazis march into Paris, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear, including her beloved library. Loyalty and betrayal? ISBN-13: 9781250307187 Summary One day in the City of Light. 10 of the best novels about France - that will take you there Director, American Library. Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away. Book Club Questions for Undaunted by Kara Goldin, Book Club Questions for The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles. Review: The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles In a Disney-ian twist, things work out in the end, but not before they change the course of the plot and the readers affinity for the characters. The Paris Library Character Analysis | SuperSummary And Ashley is a young, very-much-in-love bakery owner specializing in muffins who devotes herself to giving back to the community through a nonprofit that helps community members develop skills and find jobs. Despite knowing about Lilys faults, Odile loves her unconditionally and accepts her. Following Odile in her new job at the American Library in Paris, the novel offers a unique and refreshing take on the events of WWII, as seen through the lens of the library, its staff and subscribers. It shows how literature can be a means of escape, a catalyst for human connection, and a moral center in grim times. Or someone from Lilys timelineEleanor, Lilys mother, Mary Louise? Told over the course of a single day in 1927, The Paris Hours takes four ordinary people whose stories, told together, are as extraordinary as the glorious city they inhabit. Based on the true Second World War story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris who risked their lives during the Nazi's war on words, The Paris Library by award-winning novelist Janet Skeslien Charles is an unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and of heroism found in the quietest of places. Options is the award-winning lifestyle pullout of The Edge Malaysia, the countrys premier business and investment weekly publication. The Paris Library was unlike any of these. She grows close to her neighbour Odile, discovering they share the same love of language, the same longings. Well-researched, stirring, and rich with detail, THE PARIS LIBRARY is an ode to the importance of libraries, books, and the human connections we find within both. I do recommend The Paris Library, but the print version, please. As Lily uncovers more about her neighbors mysterious past, she finds that they share a love of language, the same longings, and the same intense jealousy, never suspecting that a dark secret from the past connects them. When the Nazis march into Paris, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear, including her beloved library. In the first, book-obsessed teenager Odile Souchet tackles her new job at the ALP amid a thriving community of students, writers and avid readers. Its a city I truly love and reading this was a balm for my travel-deprived senses, reliving the City of Lights, even if it was in the pre-war years of the 1940s. As Odiles family, home, and eventually coworkers are all affected by the Nazi occupation of France, she fights the war with the best weapons she hasbooks.

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