Paris, 1940. Ever since the Nazi Party began burning books, German writers exiled for their opinions or heritage have been taking up residence in Paris. There they opened a library meant to celebrate the freedom of ideas and gathered every book on the banned list . . . and even incognito versions of the forbidden books that were smuggled back into Germany.
For the last six years, Corinne Bastien has been reading those books and making that library a second home. But when the German army takes possession of Paris, she loses access to the library and all the secrets she’d hidden there. Secrets the Allies will need if they have any hope of liberating the city she calls home.
Christian Bauer may be German, but he never wanted anything to do with the Nazi Party―he is a professor, one who’s done his best to protect his family as well as the books that were a threat to Nazi ideals. But when Goebbels sends him to Paris to handle the “relocation” of France’s libraries, he’s forced into an army uniform and given a rank he doesn’t want. In Paris, he tries to protect whoever and whatever he can from the madness of the Party and preserve the ideas that Germans will need again when that madness is over, and maybe find a lost piece of his heart.
About The Author
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com.
My Review
This was such a great read, and brought to light what was happening in France, and Europe in 1940.
The story comes alive over books, yes, we take a lot for granted, but, at this horrible time in history, people were deciding just what you could read. Easier to control people if you own all their media.
The author does a great job highlighting what was happening to people whom they considered weren't perfect, wrong religion, or were what they didn't like.
This is a sweet romance story, but so much more! There is a delightful child, that yes, should not be alive, and I love some of the solutions to make it so he could enjoy life a bit more.
Danger is everywhere, and whom can you trust? There are a few that are willing to give the ultimate, and some are here in this read.
I did enjoy the epilogue, and in the end wanted to continue on in their lives! This is a must read!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Tyndale House and was not required to give a positive review.
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