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The Wartime Book Club / Kate Thompson.
Jersey, 1943. Once a warm and neighbourly community, now German soldiers patrol the cobbled streets, imposing a harsh rule on the people of the island. Grace La Mottée, the island's only librarian, is ordered to destroy books which threaten the new regime. Instead, she hides the stories away in secret. Along with her headstrong best friend, postwoman Bea Rose, she wants to fight back. So she forms the wartime book club: a lifeline, offering fearful islanders the joy and escapism of reading. But as the occupation drags on, the women's quiet acts of bravery become more perilous - and more important - than ever before. And, when tensions turn to violence, they are forced to face the true, terrible cost of resistance.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538757017 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 502 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: New York : Forever, 2024.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Great Britain in 2024 by Hodder & Stoughton, a Hachette UK company"--Title page verso. Includes a reading group guide with discussion questions. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. War fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Thomp | 31681010366920 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"The Isle of Jersey was once a warm and neighborly community, but in 1943, German soldiers patrol the cobbled streets, imposing a harsh rule. Nazis have ordered Grace La Mottâee, the island's only librarian, to destroy books that threaten the new regime.Instead, she hides the stories away in secret. Along with her headstrong best friend, she wants to fight back. So she forms the Wartime Book Club: a lifeline, offering fearful islanders the joy and escapism of reading. But as the occupation drags on, thewomen's quiet acts of bravery become more perilous - and more important - than ever before. And when tensions turn to violence, they are forced to face the true, terrible cost of resistance."-- - Baker & Taylor
Ordered by the Nazis to destroy books that threaten the new regime, Grace, the Isle of Jerseyâs only librarian, instead forms the Wartime Book Club, offering fearful islanders the joy and escapism of reading, but when tensions turn to violence, she is forced to face the true, terrible cost of resistance. Original. - Grand Central Pub
Inspired by true events, The Wartime Book Club is an unforgettable story of everyday bravery and resistance, full of romance, drama, and camaraderie and a tribute to the joy of reading and the power of books in our darkest hour.
The Isle of Jersey was once a warm and neighborly community, but in 1943, German soldiers patrol the cobbled streets, imposing a harsh rule.
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Nazis have ordered Grace La Mottée, the island's only librarian, to destroy books that threaten the new regime. Instead, she hides the stories away in secret. Along with her headstrong best friend, she wants to fight back. So she forms the Wartime Book Club: a lifeline, offering fearful islanders the joy and escapism of reading.
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But as the occupation drags on, the women's quiet acts of bravery become more perilous â and more important â than ever before. And when tensions turn to violence, they are forced to face the true, terrible cost of resistance . . .
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Based on astonishing real events, The Wartime Book Club is a love letter to the power of books in the darkest of times â as well as a moving page-turner that brings to life the remarkable, untold story of an island at war.
