The Paris library / Skeslien Charles, Janet

"Paris, 1939. Odile Souchet has . . . a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library's legendary director, Dorothy Reeder. But when World War II breaks out, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear--including her beloved library. After the invasion, as the Nazis declare a war on words . . . Odile and her fellow librarians join the Resistance with the best weapons they have: books. They risk their lives again and again to help their fellow Jewish readers. When the war finally ends, instead of freedom, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal. Montana, 1983. Odile's solitary existence in gossipy small-town Montana is unexpectedly interrupted by Lily, her neighbor, a lonely teenager longing for adventure. As Lily uncovers more about Odile's mysterious past, they find they share a love of language, the same longings, the same lethal jealousy. Odile helps Lily navigate the troubled waters of adolescence by always recommending just the right book at the right time, never suspecting that Lily will be the one to help her reckon with her own terrible secret"--OCLC.

Odile and her fellow librarians stand together and join the Resistance when Nazi's threathen their beloved library. But when the war ends, she tastes the sting of betrayal. Over 40 years later, Lily uncovers her neighbors mysterious past and finds that they share a love of language, but also a dark secret from the past that connects them.

Odile and her fellow librarians stand together and join the Resistance when Nazi's threathen their beloved library. But when the war ends, she tastes the sting of betrayal. Over 40 years later, Lily uncovers her neighbors mysterious past and finds that they share a love of language, but also a dark secret from the past that connects them.