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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Pages: 318
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Published: 7 May 2024
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The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman’s WorldThe Paris Library returns with a brilliant new novel based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France.

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. Then she disappears.

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