02681cam a2200397 i 4500 1176793601 TxAuBib 20240327120000.0 230327s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023013953 9780593500385 Hardback 0593500385 Hardback TxAuBib rda Ryan, Jennifer, author Underground library. The underground library [Book] : a novel / Jennifer Ryan. First edition. New York : Ballantine Books, [2024] 353 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it isn't the bustling hub she's been expecting. But in the face of German attacks, she's determined to make it a place where all of their neighbors feel safe and welcome. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library too, though she's only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But after the death of her beau on the front lines and unexpected family strife, she's more in need of support than ever. Sofie Baumann, a Jewish refugee without any family to lean on, finds comfort and friendship in Bethnal Green's quickly growing literary community and escapes to the library every chance she gets. But her asylum in London is tied to a domestic work visa issued by an unscrupulous employer, leaving her vulnerable and uncertain where to turn when her work environment becomes unbearable. So when a slew of bombs damage the library, Juliet can't bear to give up on her safe haven of books and relocates the stacks into an Underground station where the city's residents shelter nightly, determined to keep lending out stories that will keep spirits up. But tragedy after tragedy strikes, threatening to unmoor the women and sever the ties of their community. Will Juliet, Kate, and Sofie be able to overcome their own troubles to save the library? Or will the beating heart of their neighborhood be lost forever?"-- Provided by publisher. 20240327. World War, 1939-1945 Fiction. Books and reading Fiction. Libraries Fiction. Bombings Fiction. Community life Fiction. Bethnal Green (London, England) Fiction. London (England) Fiction. Novels. fast Historical fiction. War fiction. Novels. fast Romans. rvmgf