Beyond reading stacks of nonfiction books, numerous eyewitness accounts, and other various documents, I was also fortunate to travel. But research is my favorite part of writing historical fiction and I eagerly dove in. I had my research work cut out for me with settings that spanned three countries – America, Portugal, and France. The Librarian Spy is a stunning tour de force of historical fiction.My inspiration for The Librarian Spy came from two real areas of WWII – the American librarians who were sent to neutral countries to gather intel through foreign publications, and an incredibly brave woman who worked printing underground newspapers for the French resistance. The Librarian Spy is a stunning tour de force of historical fiction." –Karen Robards, author of The Black Swan of Parisĭon't miss Madeline Martin's newest historical novel, The Keeper of Hidden Books!
"Uplifting, inspiring and suspenseful, this is one to savor!" –Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Riviera House Yet she knows that the Nazis are searching for the press and its printer in order to silence them.Īs the battle in Europe rages, Ava and Elaine find themselves connecting through coded messages and discovering hope in the face of war. It's a job usually reserved for men, but in the war, those rules have been forgotten. Meanwhile, in occupied France, Elaine has begun an apprenticeship at a printing press run by members of the Resistance. But an unexpected offer from the US military has brought her to Lisbon with a new mission: posing as a librarian while working undercover as a spy gathering intelligence. A brilliant tale of resistance, courage and ultimately hope." – Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphanįrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London comes a moving new novel inspired by the true history of America's library spies of World War II.Īva thought her job as a librarian at the Library of Congress would mean a quiet, routine existence. "Readers will be on the edge of their seats.
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