The novel tells an elegantly interwoven story that switches back and forth between two times and places: it begins in Paris in 1939, and ends (kind of) in Montana in 1988. Therefore, anyone who loves historical fiction, especially about WWII, as well as anyone who is, or who has ever been, a bookworm, is probably going to love this book. It is also a story about books, book lovers, and libraries. The Paris Library: A Novel by Janet Skeslien Charles is a historical novel based on real people and true incidents at the American Library in Paris during the Occupation of Paris in the Second World War. One of the latter is the history of the American Library in Paris, which was founded in 1920, and continues today to be a rich cultural resource, sharing books, intelligent discourse, and communication among and between people - and not just Americans - who love these things. But there are many moments and people, events and institutions in our history that any American can, and should, feel proud of. Americans have not always had the best reputation in France (and indeed in many other places), and often we have not deserved one.
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