“A love letter to Paris, the power of books, and the beauty of intergenerational friendship” ( Booklist), The Paris Library shows that extraordinary heroism can sometimes be found in the quietest places. As Lily uncovers more about her neighbor’s mysterious past, she finds that they share a love of language, the same longings, and the same intense jealousy, never suspecting that a dark secret from the past connects them. Her interest is piqued by her solitary, elderly neighbor. Her award winning poetry collection, Arguments with the Lake, grew out of her relationship with Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, which named her the Poet Laureate of Lake Ontario in 2006. Montana, 1983: Lily is a lonely teenager looking for adventure in small-town Montana. Tanis Rideout’s first novel, Above All Things, was a critically acclaimed best-seller, a Globe and Mail Best Book, and a New York Times Editors’ Pick. But when the war finally ends, instead of freedom, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal. Her book of poetry, Delineation, was published in 2006, after which she was named Poet. Together with her fellow librarians, Odile joins the Resistance with the best weapons she has: books. Rideout was a finalist for the Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers and the CBC Literary Awards. Rideout at the Eden Mills Writers Festival in 2012. When the Nazis march into the city, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear, including her beloved library. Tanis Rideout is a Canadian writer based in Toronto, Ontario.

Paris, 1939: Young and ambitious Odile Souchet seems to have the perfect life with her handsome police officer beau and a dream job at the American Library in Paris. An instant New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today best seller - based on the true story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris during World War II - The Paris Library is a moving and unforgettable “ode to the importance of libraries, books, and the human connections we find within both” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times best-selling author).

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