She has shown female characters to be very strong and committed towards the library. The author has touched upon some interesting details about the library. A reading room at the American Library in Paris, 10 rue de l’Élysée, circa 1927 A lot of paperwork and stories about The Paris Library are available on Google to read. The Paris Library still stays under the shadow on Eiffel Tower and celebrated its 100 years in 2020. Charles has crafted a perfect blend of well researched facts with a mix of fiction to tell this interesting story. The American Library in Paris was a continuation of the work of the Library War Service, which ALA created in 1917 to supply reading materials to US servicemembers stationed in Europe during the war. American soldiers in Paris just after the armistice of World War I. She starts asking Odile about her life and as the story unfolds with each page, you will experience Odile’s journey. Loved ones are at stake, people are scared for their lives, others return to their homeland.Ĭome to 1980’s, Odile now stays alone, and her teenage neighbor, Lily takes interest in her. She makes new friends, and also sees friendship going down and people going against one another to survive the brutalities of Nazi’s. While at the library, Odile falls in love with a police officer. But the Library decides to keep its doors open for its readers, Jewish and Soldiers too. During the 2 nd world war, when Nazi’s attack France, a lot of turmoil is going on in Paris. Odile loves books and so decides to work at an english library, the American Library called The Paris Library.
The American Library in Paris at 10 rue de l’Élysée, 75008 Paris (1920-1936) Blurb:
“The Paris Library” is based on the true events during the Second world war in Paris, circa 1939 and another half is based in 1980’s with Odile, the protagonist and her war time journey. The best part about such books is that despite being a work of fiction, these books have a touch of reality. I stumbled across “The Paris Library” when I was looking for more suggestion in this genre from a BookBlogger. As you all know by now that Historical Fiction is one of my favourite genres to read.
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