The Parisian Chapter
Come listen to a chapter of this multi-cast audiobook book and to the author, Janet Skeslien Charles, talking about her experience writing this semi autobiographical novel at Bill & Rosa’s Book Room on June 6th the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day. If you’d like to come please sign up at BRbookroom@gmail.com.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library and Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade (stories of librarians in World War II and World War I respectively) comes a charming multi-cast audiobook (we will also have print copies available for the author to sign). The story follows a young woman from Montana who finds a job in the American Library in Paris, following in the footsteps of Odile, her French war bride neighbor in Montana and the heroine of The Paris Library.
Janet Skeslien Charles book
Paris, 1995: It’s been five years since Lily Jacobsen and her best friend Mary Louise arrived from their small town of Froid, Montana. Determined to establish themselves as artists—Lily, a novelist, and Mary Louise, a painter—they share a tiny sixth-floor walkup and survive on brie and baguette.
When Mary Louise abruptly moves out, Lily feels alone in the City of Light for the first time and is in need of a new way to support herself. She lands a job as the programs manager at the American Library in Paris, following in the footsteps of her French neighbor Odile, who infused Lily’s childhood with tales of heroic World War II librarians. Here in the storied halls of the ALP, Lily meets an incredible cast of characters—her favorite author, quirky coworkers, broke students, and high society trustees—each with their own stories…and agendas. Personal dramas sometimes take precedence over books and patrons.
Between her boss not letting up and her best friend letting go, Lily is stressed and bewildered. When it becomes clear that the Library is facing serious financial struggles and its future is uncertain, she must look beyond her own problems.
This audio version of this moving story features twelve different voices, led by French-American actress Pauline Chalamet (The Sex Lives of College Girls), and offers a panoramic view of a real historic institution, revisiting characters from both of Charles’s beloved novels. Lily’s story is a love letter to the artist’s life, the importance of friendship, and leaving home only to find it again.
Enjoy the teaser.