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
the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in
London.
All her life, Zofia has found comfort in two things: 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 Hitler's forces loot
and destroy the city, Zofia finds that now books are also in need of
saving.
With the death count rising, 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.
As Warsaw creeps closer toward liberation, 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
transported...with Madeline Martin's 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
