Odile loves her job at the Library, where she finds belonging among kindred spirits. However, her twin brother, Rémy, with whom she’s close, and Paul, her new suitor, are supportive. Her conservative parents, especially her father, would rather Odile married than worked. Given her love of books and enchantment with the Dewey Decimal System, Odile seeks and secures a job at the American Library in Paris in the months before World War II. Profoundly influenced by her mother’s disowning of beloved Aunt Caro-who divorced for good reason-Odile is determined to not depend on men for financial security. Young Odile is independent and headstrong. The novel-a New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today bestseller-is one of five finalists for the 2021 American Library in Paris Book Award. Charles once worked at the American Library in Paris as a programs manager and now divides her time between Paris and Montana.
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