Author
Mario Escobar
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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Published
February 2022
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Author
Mario Escobar
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Published
February 2022
£11.28
Free UK Delivery
Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days
The Librarian of Saint-Malo
Today's Price £11.28
Libraries are being ransacked. France is torn apart by war. A French librarian is determined to resist. Told through smuggled letters to an author, an ordinary librarian describes the brutal Nazi occupation of her small coastal village and the extraordinary measures she takes to fight back.
Saint-Malo, France: August 1939. Jocelyn and Antoine are childhood sweethearts, but just after they marry, Antoine is drafted to fight against Germany. As World War II rages, Jocelyn uses her position as a librarian in her town of Saint-Malo to comfort and encourage her community with books. Jocelyn begins to write secret letters smuggled to a famous Parisian author, telling her story in the hope that it will someday reach the outside world.
France falls and the Nazis occupy Jocelyn's town, turning it into a fortress. The townspeople try passive resistance, but the German commander ruthlessly begins to destroy part of the city's libraries. Books deemed unsuitable by the Nazis are burnt or stolen, and priceless knowledge is lost.
Risking arrest and even her life, Jocelyn manages to hide some of the books while desperately waiting to receive news from her husband Antoine, now a prisoner in a German camp.
Jocelyn's mission unfolds in her letters: to protect the people of Saint-Malo and the books they hold so dear. Mario Escobar brings to life the occupied city in sweeping and romantic prose, re-creating the history of those who sacrificed all to care for the people they loved.
Author
Mario Escobar
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Published
February 2022
Weight
318g
Dimensions
141 x 212 x 140 mm
ISBN
9780785239949
ISBN-10
0785239944
Eden Code
5589004
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Author/Creator: Mario Escobar
ISBN: 9780785239949
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: February 2022
Weight: 318g
Dimensions: 141 x 212 x 140 mm
Eden Code: 5589004