![]() ![]() However, everything changes when the Germans occupy Paris and threaten to destroy everything she holds dear. ![]() The comfort and whimsy that young Odile once experienced at the American Library are still very much alive. It’s no surprise to the reader when she lands the job. ![]() It’s not common for young ladies of her class to get jobs, but Odile is in love with books as if they were walking, breathing bodies, and she wants nothing more than to be a librarian at a place she has loved since her childhood. The year is 1939, and Odile Souchet is nervously reciting the Dewey Decimal System as she prepares for a job interview at the American Library. One might wonder if anything new can be written about Paris, but Janet Skeslien Charles reminds us of the city’s evergreen appeal and unbounded potential for stories with The Paris Library, which tells of the very real, very beloved American Library in Paris and the role it played during World War II. ![]()
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