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A NATIONAL BESTSELLERfor fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz

A BookBub Pick for Best Historical Fiction of Summer 2023

A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together inspired by the true story of the underground library in WWII Warsaw by theNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Last Bookshop in London

All her life Zofia has found comfort in two things during times of hardship books and her best friend Janina But no one could have imagined the horrors of the Nazi occupation in Warsaw As the bombs rain down and Hitlers forces loot and destroy the city Zofia finds that now books are also in need of saving

With the death count rising and persecution intensifying Zofia jumps to action to save her friend and salvage whatever books she can from the wreckage hiding them away and even starting a clandestine book club She and her dearest friend never surrender their love of reading even when Janina is forced into the newly formed ghetto

But the closer Warsaw creeps toward liberation the more dangerous life becomes for the women and their families and escape may not be possible for everyone As the destruction rages around them Zofia must fight to save her friend and preserve her culture and community using the only weapon they have left literature

Readers will be on the edge of their seats as they are transportedwith Madeline Martins vivid and inspiring characters Kelly Rimmer author of The Warsaw Orphan

Madeline Martin immerses us in the expertly rendered and fascinating worlds Natasha Lester author of The Riviera House

Also by Madeline Martin

• The Librarian Spy
• The Last Bookshop in London