The Wartime Book Club

Inspired by true events,The Wartime Book Club is an unforgettable story of everyday bravery and resistancefull of romancedramaand camaraderie and a tribute to the joy of reading and the power of books in our darkest hour. The Isle of Jersey was once a warm and neighborly communitybut in 1943German soldiers patrol the cobbled streetsimposing a harsh rule. Nazis have ordered Grace La Mott├⌐ethe island’s only librarianto destroy books that threaten the new regime. Insteadshe hides the stories away in secret. Along with her headstrong best friendshe wants to fight back. So she forms the Wartime Book Club: a lifelineoffering fearful islanders the joy and escapism of reading. But as the occupation drags onthe women’s quiet acts of bravery become more perilous – and more important – than ever before. And when tensions turn to violencethey are forced to face the trueterrible cost of resistance . . . Based on astonishing real eventsThe Wartime Book Club is a love letter to the power of books in the darkest of times – as well as a moving page-turner that brings to life the remarkableuntold story of an island at war.