02174cam a2200445 i 4500 482267114 TxGeo 20210205120000.0 190927s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019043786 9781982134198 hbk. 1982134194 hbk. (OCoLC)1121440335 TxGeo rda Charles, Janet Skeslien. The Paris library : a novel / Janet Skeslien Charles. First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York, NY : Atria Books, 2021. 353 pages : illustration ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "Paris, 1939. Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet has it all: Paul, her handsome police officer beau; Margaret, her best friend from England; her adored twin brother Remy; and 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 ... 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"-- Provided by publisher. 20210319. American Library in Paris Fiction. Women librarians Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 France Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Police France Fiction. Betrayal Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Books and reading Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Paris (France) Fiction. Montana Fiction. War fiction. Historical fiction. QS5