The Paris Library: the bestselling novel of courage and betrayal in Occupied Paris

Based on true events. A side story threads through; features the coming-of-age of 2 young women, in different time periods. From the author's note: "My goal in writing the book was to share this little-known chapter of World War II history and to capture the voices of the courageous librarians who defied the Nazis in order to help subscribers and to share a love of literature. I wanted to explore the relationships that make us who we are, as well as how we help and hinder one another. Language is a gate that we can open and close on people. The words we use shape perception, as do the books we read, the stories we tell one another, and the stories we tell ourselves."