The Parisian chapter : a novel / Janet Skeslien Charles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skeslien Charles, Janet, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women authors--Fiction.

Women authors.

Friendship--Fiction.

Friendship.

Libraries--Fiction.

Libraries.

Manuscripts--Fiction.

Manuscripts.

Women--France--Paris--Fiction.

Women.

Librarians--Fiction.

Librarians.

Paris (France)--Fiction.

Paris (France).

History--Fiction.

History.

Women--Fiction.

American Library in Paris--Fiction.

American Library in Paris.

American women--France--Paris--Fiction.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

208 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Atria Books trade paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Atria Books, 2026.

Summary:

Paris, 1995: It's been five years since Lily Jacobsen and her best friend Mary Louise arrived in Paris from their small town of Froid, Montana. Determined to establish themselves as artists, they shared a tiny walkup and survived on brie and baguettes. But when Mary Louise abruptly moves out, Lily feels alone in the city of light for the first time and needs a new way to support herself. She lands a job as a programs manager at the American Library in Paris, following in the footsteps of Odile, her beloved French neighbor in Montana who told her stories of heroic World War II librarians when Lily was growing up. At work, Lily meets an extraordinary cast of characters--including her favorite writer, struggling students, haughty trustees, and devoted volunteers--each with their own stories ... and agendas. In the library's attic, Lily discovers a box of archives that may be a link to Odile's own Parisian chapter.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781668083123

1668083124

OCLC:

1586820795