The War Librarian

By: Addison Armstrong

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Lauren Ezzo

The Paris Library meets The Flight Girls in this captivating historical novel about the sacrifice and courage necessary to live a life of honor, inspired by the first female volunteer librarians during World War I and the first women accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy.

Two women. One secret. A truth worth fighting for.

1918. Timid and shy Emmaline Balakin lives more in books than her own life. That is, until an envelope crosses her desk at the Dead Letter Office bearing a name from her past, and Emmaline decides to finally embark on an adventure of her own—as a volunteer librarian on the frontlines in France. But when a romance blooms as she secretly participates in a book club for censored books, Emmaline will need to find more courage within herself than she ever thought possible in order to survive.

1976. Kathleen Carre is eager to prove to herself and to her nana that she deserves her acceptance into the first coed class at the United States Naval Academy. But not everyone wants female midshipmen at the Academy, and after tragedy strikes close to home, Kathleen becomes a target. To protect herself, Kathleen must learn to trust others even as she discovers a secret that could be her undoing.

Great historical fiction!

This book got my interest on the first page and kept it til the end. I couldn't put it down.

Great book

Fascinating book! I couldn’t put it down. Very compelling story of two different eras and the part they played in the position women have played in their own advancement

Surprise ending yet factual and heart warming

Loved the duel timeline and Armstrong’s incredible writing ability. Historical fiction at its very best. Look forward to other books by this author.

Don’t give up!

Some have said it’s overly dramatic and so they gave up. It does seem a like that at first, but the story becomes more and more compelling.

I will never know.

The narrator Kauren Ezzo drove me up a wall. Asking to return the book after ten minutes of that hyped up narration.