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005 20230711100756.0
008 230629s2023 nyu g 000 1 eng d
010 bl2023022303
019 1347427670
020 9780063296190|q(hardcover)
020 0063296195|q(hardcover)
035 (OCoLC)1388211059|z(OCoLC)1347427670
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049 CKEA
050 14 PR6112.Y64|bA74 2023
082 04 823/.92|223/eng/20230621
100 1 Lyons, Annie,|eauthor.
245 14 The air raid book club :|ba novel /|cAnnie Lyons.
250 First edition.
264 1 New York, NY :|bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of
HarperCollinsPublishers,|c[2023]
300 327 pages ;|c22 cm
336 text|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|2rdamedia
338 volume|2rdacarrier
520 "London, 1938: The bookstore just doesn't feel the same to
Gertie Bingham ever since the death of her beloved husband
Harry. Bingham Books was a dream they shared together, and
without Harry, Gertie wonders if it's time to take her
faithful old lab, Hemingway, and retire to the seaside.
But fate has other plans for Gertie. In Germany, Hitler is
on the rise, and Jewish families are making the heart-
wrenching decision to send their children away from the
growing turmoil. After a nudge from her dear friend
Charles, Gertie decides to take in one of these refugees,
a headstrong teenage girl named Hedy. Willful and fearless,
Hedy reminds Gertie of herself at the same age, and shows
her that she can't give up just yet. With the terrible
threat of war on the horizon, the world needs people like
Gertie Bingham and her bookshop. When the Blitz begins and
bombs whistle overhead, Gertie and Hedy come up with the
idea to start an air raid book club. Together with
neighbors and bookstore customers, they hold lively
discussions of everything from Winnie the Pooh to
Wuthering Heights. After all, a good book can do wonders
to bolster people's spirits, even in the most trying
times. But even the best book can only provide a temporary
escape, and as the tragic reality of the war hits home,
the book club faces unimaginable losses. They will need
all the strength of their stories and the bonds they've
formed to see them through to brighter days"--|cProvided
by publisher.
650 0 Book clubs (Discussion groups)|vFiction.
650 0 Books and reading|vFiction.
650 0 Teenage refugees|vFiction.
650 0 World War, 1939-1945|zEngland|zLondon|vFiction.
651 0 London (England)|xHistory|yBombardment, 1940-1941
|vFiction.
655 7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft
655 7 Novels.|2lcgft
994 C0|bCKE