The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin.
Book Synopsis
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London comes a moving new novel inspired by the true history of America's library spies of World War II. Ava thought her job as a librarian at the Library of Congress would mean a quiet, routine existence. But an unexpected offer from the US military has brought her to Lisbon with a new mission: posing as a librarian while working undercover as a spy gathering intelligence. Meanwhile, in occupied France, Elaine has begun an apprenticeship at a printing press run by members of the Resistance. It's a job usually reserved for men, but in the war, those rules have been forgotten. Yet she knows that the Nazis are searching for the press and its printer in order to silence them. As the battle in Europe rages, Ava and Elaine find themselves connecting through coded messages and discovering hope in the face of war.
My Review
The Librarian Spy is a novel that alternates between Lisbon and France in World War II and is told with two alternating narrators, Elaine and Ava.
The two women find themselves connected through coded secret messages in publications to aid the resistance.
The Librarian Spy is a powerful and ultimately a hopeful story. The characters are well developed and I felt their belief and passion in the pages of this book. The love of books and reading Ava felt was very present and really came through when reading this novel.
My Rating: 4/5
Book Details
Author: Madeline Martin.
Publisher: Hanover Square Press.
Publication Date: July 26, 2022.
Genre: Historical fiction. Fiction. World War II.
Edition: Paperback.
Pages: 368.