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Read By: Sarah Feathers, Esther Wane, Esther Wane, Nicky Diss, Janet Skeslien Charles Publisher: Simon & Schuster Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: February 2021 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781982152482

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

53

Longest Chapter Length:

38:44 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

42 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

13:27 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

4

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Publisher Description

Based on the true World War II story of the American Library in Paris, an unforgettable novel about the power of books and the bonds of friendship—and the ordinary heroes who can be found in the most perilous times and the quietest places.

Paris, 1939.

Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet has it all: 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 the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal.

Montana, 1983.

Odile’s solitary existence in gossipy small-town Montana is unexpectedly interrupted by her neighbor Lily, a lonely teenager craving adventure. As Lily uncovers more about Odile’s mysterious past, they find they share not only a love of language but also the same lethal jealousy. Odile helps Lily navigate the troubled waters of adolescence by always recommending the right book at the right time, never suspecting that Lily will be the one to help her reckon with her own terrible secret.

Based on the true story of the American Library in Paris, The Paris Library is a mesmerizing and captivating novel about the people and the books that make us who we are, for good and for bad, and the courage it takes to forgive.

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“What makes The Paris Library such a tender read is Charles’s firsthand experience…Her meticulous research brings these figures to life.”

— BookPage

Quotes

  • “A love letter to Paris, the power of books, and the beauty of intergenerational friendship.”

    — Booklist
  • “Intelligent and sensuously rich….A novel tailor-made for those who cherish books and libraries.”

    — Kirkus Reviews
  • “Delightful…richly detailed.”

    — Publishers Weekly

Awards

  • A February 2021 LibraryReads Pick
  • New York Times bestseller
  • An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
  • A Library Journal Pick of Most Anticipated Books of 2021

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About Janet Skeslien Charles

Janet Skeslien Charles is the author of the New York Times bestselling The Paris Library. Her work has been translated into thirty-seven languages. For her book Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade, she has spent a decade researching Jessie Carson at the Morgan Library, the New York Public Library, and in archives across France. Her shorter work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, Literary Hub, and the anthology Montana Noir. To connect, visit her website JSkeslienCharles.com, @JSkeslienCharles on Instagram, or @SkeslienCharles on Twitter.

About the Narrators

Bianca Amato, winner of numerous Earphones Awards and the Audie Award for best narration, is an actress born and raised in South Africa. Trained at the University of Cape Town’s Drama school, she went on to work in theater and television in South Africa before moving to New York in 2002.

Esther Wane is a British actor and voice-over artist. After a career in finance, she fulfilled a childhood dream of going to drama school in London, and her life as an actor began at age forty. She has a lifelong passion for literature and can often be found browsing bookshops during any spare moments. Wane enjoys taking her listeners on a journeys in time and space and bringing the characters on the page to life in their imagination. She lives with her family and collection of books in Hertfordshire, just outside London.

Esther Wane is a British actor and voice-over artist. After a career in finance, she fulfilled a childhood dream of going to drama school in London, and her life as an actor began at age forty. She has a lifelong passion for literature and can often be found browsing bookshops during any spare moments. Wane enjoys taking her listeners on a journeys in time and space and bringing the characters on the page to life in their imagination. She lives with her family and collection of books in Hertfordshire, just outside London.

Helen Fisher spent her early life in America but grew up mainly in Suffolk, England, where she now lives. She studied psychology at Westminster University and ergonomics at University College London, and she worked as a senior evaluator in research at the Royal National Institute of Blind People.