The librarians of Rue de Picardie
Skeslien Charles, Janet2024
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"1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild devastated French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen-children's libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing reference to Jessie Carson in the archives, she becomes consumed with learning her fate. In her obsessive research, she discovers that she and the elusive librarian have more in common than their work at New York's famed library, but she has no idea that their paths will converge in surprising ways across time. Based on the extraordinary little-known history of the women who received the Croix de Guerre medal for courage under fire, The Librarians of Rue de Picardie) is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, the power of literature, and ultimately the courage it takes to make a change"--
Main title:
The librarians of Rue de Picardie / Janet Skeslien Charles.
Author:
Skeslien Charles, Janet, author
Imprint:
London : Headline Review, 2024.©2024
Collation:
336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Simultaneously published in the United States under the title: Miss Morgan's Book Brigade.
ISBN:
97810354178969781035417896978103541789697810354178969781035417889
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
Carson, Jessie, 1876-1959 -- FictionAmerican Committee for Devastated France -- FictionNew York Public Library -- FictionWomen librarians -- FictionWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief -- France -- FictionAmericans -- France -- FictionChildren's libraries -- France -- FictionAuthors -- FictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
554863
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | SKES | Available |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | SKES | Onloan - Due: 18 Jul 2025 |
| Hampton Library | Adult Fiction - General | SKES | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | SKES | Onloan - Due: 17 Jul 2025 |