New deputy librarian Juliet Lansdown is determined to breathe life back into the Bethnal Green Library. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library. Sofie Baumann a young Jewish refugee, escapes to the library every chance she can. When a slew of bombs destroy the library, Juliet relocates the stacks to the local Underground station where the city's residents shelter nightly. But tragedy after tragedy threatens to unmoor the women and sever the ties of their community. Will Juliet, Kate, and Sofie be able to overcome their own troubles to save the library?
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