Janet Skeslien Charles
Janet Skeslien Charles is the award-winning author of Moonlight in Odessa and the instant New York Times bestseller The Paris Library.
Growing up in Montana, Skeslien Charles became fascinated with one of her neighbors, a French World War II war bride. Skeslien Charles began studying French, eventually becoming a teacher of French, a resident of Paris and a writer.
Her new novel The Paris Library has two protagonists: a young Parisian woman who loves books and becomes a war bride and an American girl who, years later, becomes captivated by her elderly French neighbor. But the real star of The Paris Library, is the American Library in Paris, the largest English-language library on the European mainland. Founded in 1920, the library remained open during World War II and managed to get books into the hands of its subscribers, as well as to English, American and French soldiers. An instant New York Times, Washington Post, and USA TODAY bestseller—based on the true story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris during World War II—The Paris Library is a moving and unforgettable “ode to the importance of libraries, books, and the human connections we find within both” (The New York Times).
“A love letter to Paris, the power of books, and the beauty of intergenerational friendship” (Booklist), The Paris Library shows that extraordinary heroism can sometimes be found in the quietest places.
The first 200 attendees will receive a free copy of Skeslien Charles’ new book, The Paris Library.
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