Of book power & friendship bonds
The obsession with World War II continues and from all indications, is not likely to die down anytime soon. Paris, 1939: Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet
| 1 April 2021 1:52 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: The obsession with World War II continues and from all indications, is not likely to die down anytime soon. Paul, her handsome police officer beau; Margaret, her best friend from England; Remy, her twin brother who she adores; and a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library s legendary director, Dorothy Reeder.
When World War II breaks out, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear including her beloved library. After the Nazi army marches into the City of Light and declares a war on words, Odile and her fellow librarians join the Resistance with the best weapons they have: books. Again and again, they risk their lives to help their fellow Jewish readers, but by war s end, Odile tastes th