02599cam a2200493 i 4500 517062862 TxAuBib 20210305120000.0 190927s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019043786 9781982134198 hbk. 1982134194 hbk. (OCoLC)1121440335 TxAuBib rda Skeslien Charles, Janet. The Paris Library / Janet Skeslien Charles. First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York : Atria Books, 2021. 353 pgs ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Paris, 1939: Young and ambitious Odile Souchet seems to have the perfect life with her handsome police officer beau and a dream job at the American Library in Paris. When the Nazis march into the city, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear, including her beloved library. Together with her fellow librarians, Odile joins the Resistance with the best weapons she has: books. But when the war finally ends, instead of freedom, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal. Montana, 1983: Lily is a lonely teenager looking for adventure in small-town Montana. Her interest is piqued by her solitary, elderly neighbor. As Lily uncovers more about her neighbor’s 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. 20210305. American Library in Paris Fiction. German Occupation of France 1940-1945 Fiction. Women librarians Fiction. World War II 1939-1945 France Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Police France Fiction. Betrayal Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Books and reading Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Paris (France) Fiction. Montana Fiction. Historical fiction. War fiction. BTCLS