The Librarian Spy, Madeline Martin
The Librarian Spy, Madeline Martin
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The Librarian Spy
A Novel of World War II

Author: Madeline Martin

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 10 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/26/2022


Synopsis

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!

“Readers will be on the edge of their seats….  A brilliant tale of resistance, courage and ultimately hope.”  –Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan

From 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.

Ava thought her job as a librarian at the Library of Congress would mean a quiet, routine existence. 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.

Meanwhile, in occupied France, Elaine has begun an apprenticeship at a printing press run by members of the Resistance. It’s a job usually reserved for men, but in the war, those rules have been forgotten. Yet she knows that the Nazis are searching for the press and its printer in order to silence them.

As the battle in Europe rages, Ava and Elaine find themselves connecting through coded messages and discovering hope in the face of war.

“Uplifting, inspiring and suspenseful, this is one to savor!” –Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Riviera House
 
“Madeline Martin is a fantastic author. The Librarian Spy is a stunning tour de force of historical fiction.” –Karen Robards, author of The Black Swan of Paris

Don't miss Madeline Martin's next heartwarming historical novel, The Booklover's Library!

Also by Madeline Martin:The Last Bookshop in LondonThe Keeper of Hidden Books

About Madeline Martin

Madeline Martin is a New York Times, USA TODAY, and international bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance with books that have been translated into over twenty different languages. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on July 20, 2022

The written word held such importance to her through the years. Books had been solace in a world turned upside down, a connection to characters when she was utterly alone, knowledge when she needed answers and so, so much more. In the war, they had given her insight, understanding, and appreciation.......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on August 03, 2022

About the book: “From 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.” This was SO good! Ava works as a librarian at the Library of Congress when she’s asked by the US military to mo......more

Goodreads review by Karren on April 07, 2023

Ava Harper is a librarian at the Library of Congress in Washington DC and she cares for precious and rare books. The US military contact her, Ava can speak two languages and with her experience using microfilm and they recruit her to work in Portugal. Her cover story is she's a librarian, she actual......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications) on September 02, 2022

After reading so many glowing reviews for The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin I was so excited to listen to the audiobook of it. Saskia Maarleveld narrated it brilliantly. I have never been disappointed by any of Saskia Maarleveld’s performances. I had read The Last Bookshop in London, also by Made......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on March 03, 2022

This story blew me away. Readers will be on the edge of their seats as they are transported to 1940s Portugal and France with Madeline Martin's vivid and inspiring characters. The Librarian Spy is a brilliant tale of resistance, courage and ultimately hope.......more