The little wartime library / Kate Thompson.

By:

Thompson, Kate, 1974- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Forever, 2023Edition: First Forever editionDescription: 467 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781538724217

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Summary: "London, 1944: Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While war ravages the city above her, Clara has risked everything she holds dear to turn the Bethnal Green tube station into the country's only underground library. Down here, a secret community thrives with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery, a café, and a theater-offering shelter, solace, and escape from the bombs that fall upon their city. Along with her glamorous best friend and assistant Ruby Munroe, Clara ensures the library is the beating heart of life underground. But as the war drags on, the women's determination to remain strong in the face of adversity is tested to the limits when it may come at the price of keeping those closest to them alive"-- Provided by publisher.

List(s) this item appears in: New Adult Fiction

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Fiction	New Books	FIC THOMPSON	Checked out	pap ed.	05/13/2024	36748002537076

Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An uplifting and inspiring novel based on the true story of a librarian who created an underground shelter during World War II, perfect for readers of The Paris Library or The Last Bookshop in London.

London, 1944 : Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While war ravages the city above her, Clara has risked everything she holds dear to turn the Bethnal Green tube station into the country's only underground library. Down here, a secret community thrives with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery, a café, and a theater--offering shelter, solace, and escape from the bombs that fall upon their city.

Along with her glamorous best friend and assistant Ruby Munroe, Clara ensures the library is the beating heart of life underground. But as the war drags on, the women's determination to remain strong in the face of adversity is tested to the limits when it may come at the price of keeping those closest to them alive.

"First published in 2022 by Hodder & Stoughton, an Hachette UK company"--Title page verso.

Includes a reading group guide with discussion questions.

Includes bibliographical references.

"London, 1944: Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While war ravages the city above her, Clara has risked everything she holds dear to turn the Bethnal Green tube station into the country's only underground library. Down here, a secret community thrives with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery, a café, and a theater-offering shelter, solace, and escape from the bombs that fall upon their city. Along with her glamorous best friend and assistant Ruby Munroe, Clara ensures the library is the beating heart of life underground. But as the war drags on, the women's determination to remain strong in the face of adversity is tested to the limits when it may come at the price of keeping those closest to them alive"-- Provided by publisher.

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Booklist Review

In 1944 London, people need all the hope and community they can get. Librarian Clara Button knows this and dedicates her life to making the only underground library the heart of the bomb shelter. Clara, along with her spontaneous friend Ruby, runs the library and offers book clubs, storytimes, and access to information that cannot be found elsewhere. They teach children to read, protect children who are on their own, and develop lifelong friendships. Clara meets Billy, an ambulance man, whom she can't stop thinking about. Billy carries a secret that could destroy everything he and Clara have started building together. Ruby finds herself in the arms of an American soldier who is determined not to let her go. Each woman is facing family issues, romantic entanglements, and the war, yet they still keep hopes up and run their little library. This is a delightful story of community in wartime, love and loss, and resilience. Based on a true story, this uplifting tale is sure to satisfy.