The Librarians of Rue de Picardie av Janet Skeslien Charles

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<p><b><i>The New York Times</i> bestselling author of the <i>The Paris Library</i> returns with a powerful, moving new novel based on the extraordinary true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian determined to bring books to the children of war-torn France.</b><br><br><b>'This is hands down my book of 2024. A rich, glorious life-affirming ode to the power of books and female solidarity. Simply unforgettable!' </b>KATE THOMPSON<br><br><b>'A wonderful story about the power books have not only to inspire, but also to rescue and restore. The characters are so richly drawn... I absolutely loved it' </b>RUTH HOGAN<br><br>------------------------<br><b><br><i>Under what was left of the roof of the ruined cottage, a girl with pigtails perched on a pile of rubble, hunched over a book...</i></b><br><br><b>1918:</b> As the Great War rages, <b>Jessie Carson</b> takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France, a group of wom