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I loved this! Inspired by the first female volunteer librarians during World War 1, a role I didn‘t know existed! An amazing story! Highly recommend. #LitsyLoveReads

I love historical fiction. This book was a good captivating read. The plot twist near the end 😱. And it made me tear up a little.

Has the feel of a Kate Quinn novel (high praise).Told in dual timeline w/ 2 protagonists & spot on organization. The writing is well-structured & captures historic feel wonderfully. I enjoyed that the female protagonists were told from an introspective POV & felt genuine. Fantastic discussion of misogyny that elicited a high emotional response from me. I appreciated the author's note at the end of the novel as well. Absolutely worth the read.

This is a historical fiction novel that unravels along two time tables, one in 1918 and the other in 1975. It does take most of the novel to find out just how these two timelines are connected. It is well woven together with action, suspense, drama and a little romance. Also has a conclusion that sneaks up on you. The story itself is a little forgotten since the idea of librarians going overseas to serve has largely been lost to history.

We meet two strong women who are determined to make their way in a man's world.

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This dual timeline historical novel follows Emmaline, a young woman who travels to 1918 France to serve as a volunteer librarian for wounded troops at a field hospital and Kathleen, a young woman who determinedly faces the daunting challenge of being among the first women to be admitted into the US Naval Academy in 1976. Emmaline, who is passionate in her beliefs as a young girl, has become a shy, subdued woman. Following a fateful reading of a 🔻