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Come join us for amazing coffee and conversation at the beautiful Mill. This is the perfect setting for this novel. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles is a historical fiction novel with dual timelines, set in WWII-era Paris and 1980s Montana, about the American Library in Paris and its librarians who defied the Nazis by keeping the library open and delivering books to Jewish readers. The story follows young librarian Odile Souchet in Paris and her friendship with a lonely teenager, Lily, in Montana, who uncovers Odile's secrets and learns about her wartime heroism and a past betrayal. The book is based on the true story of the library's efforts during the occupation and explores themes of friendship, family, and the power of books.
