From the rear cover
"The Blackout Book Club is a fabulous novel that will warm the hearts of readers everywhere. Amy Lynn Green gives us a poignant look at life on the home front during WWII and how comfort and camaraderie can be found in the shared love of books. This will be a wonderful book club read!"--MADELINE MARTIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London
In 1942, an impulsive promise to her brother before he goes off to the European front puts Avis Montgomery in the unlikely position of head librarian in small-town Maine. Though she has never been much of a reader, when wartime needs threaten to close the library, she invents a book club to keep its doors open. The women she convinces to attend the first meeting couldn't be more different--a wealthy spinster determined to aid the war effort, an exhausted mother looking for a fresh start, and a determined young war worker.
At first, the struggles of the home front are all the club members have in common, but over time, the books they choose become more than an escape from the hardships of life and the fear of the U-boat battles that rage just past their shores. As the women face personal challenges and band together in the face of danger, they find they have more in common than they think. But when their growing friendships are tested by secrets of the past and present, they must decide whether depending on each other is worth the cost.
Includes a book club discussion guide and The Blackout Book Club book list
"A salute to the power of books and of friendship!"--SARAH SUNDIN, bestselling and award-winning author of Until Leaves Fall in Paris
"The Blackout Book Club is an engaging story that illustrates the power of books to unite and encourage us in trying times. . . . A wonderful read."--LYNN AUSTIN, author of Long Way Home
Details
- Title The Blackout Book Club
- Author Amy Lynn Green
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Bethany House Publishers
- Date 2022-11-15
- ISBN 9780764239564 / 0764239562
- Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.51 x 5.53 x 1.04 in (21.62 x 14.05 x 2.64 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Christian fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2022010481
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.6
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Citations
- Booklist, 10/15/2022, Page 29
- Library Journal, 09/01/2022, Page 134
- Publishers Weekly, 09/26/2022, Page 0
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