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A testament to the beauty, power, and grandeur of the printed word
Berlin, 1933. After the success of her debut novel, American writer Althea James receives an invitation from Joseph Goebbels himself to participate in a cultural exchange program in Germany. For a girl from a small town, Berlin seems like a colorful, multinational city, flourishing in the midst of great change. But then Althea meets a beautiful woman who promises to show her the true face of the city, and finds herself in a group of rebels who cross out everything she knew.
Paris, 1936. Hannah Brecht fled Berlin for Paris, but she did not escape anti-Semitism and Nazi sympathizers. Heartbroken and guilt-ridden, she throws herself into the Library of Burnt Books, believing that with the silent power of books she can resist the wave of fascism that is sweeping Europe and atone for her mistakes. But one day, Hannah must decide what she is willing to live for and what she is willing to die for.
New York, 1944. After her husband is killed fighting the Nazis, Vivienne begins her own war: thwarting an influential senator's attempts to censor Army Publications, paperbacks that are sent by the millions to soldiers overseas. She knows how much they mean to the soldiers, and the only way to win this battle is to counter the senator's propaganda with her own story - the story of a mysterious recluse who cares for the American Library of Forbidden Books in Brooklyn.
As Viv battles censorship and delves into the mysteries of the recent past, the fates of these three women intersect…
Why should you read The Library of Burned Books?
For fans of The Rose Code and The Paris Library.
A gripping novel set during World War II about the intertwined lives of three women who believe in the power of books to overcome the darkest moments of war.
A historical novel inspired by the true story of the Wartime Book Council, an organization founded during World War II by booksellers, publishers, librarians, and authors to use books as “weapons in the war of ideas.”