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The Little Wartime Library
- Narrated by: Sarah Durham
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
London, 1944.
Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While the world remains at war, in East London, Clara has created the country's only underground library, built over the railway tracks in the disused Bethnal Green tube station. Down here, a whole community thrives: with hundreds of bunk beds, a café and a theatre offering shelter from the bombs that fall above.
Along with her glamorous best friend and assistant librarian, Ruby Munroe, Clara ensures the library is the beating heart of life underground. But as the war drags on, the women's determination to remain strong in the face of adversity is tested to the limits when it seems it may come at the price of keeping those closest to them alive.
Based on true events, The Little Wartime Library is an inspiring and heart-wrenching story of life on the home front, and of the strength of courage required to fight for what you believe in.
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- Kev
- 28-03-23
Superb
I loved this book! I smiled, cried and gasped my way through it. It submerged you into wartime Bethnal Green, beautifully read.
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- Tedbar
- 07-02-23
Lovely
This is really a lovely book. I could picture the underground library and loved all the characters
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- Pat
- 26-12-23
Wartime library
I loved this book about the library during the war, it’s very realistic you feel you were there.
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- MACK BLACK
- 13-02-24
Reading History of the time in The UK during World War 2.
A very personal recollection of Librayians during the War. Lots of personal descriptions of people facing bombings and loss of family members too.
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- Frances
- 05-02-23
An excellent read
Well written with good use of research, I particularly liked the way the author at the end of the novel explained the real history of the underground library and used references from real people who used the facility
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- Rachel
- 12-03-23
Brilliant
Beautiful and moving story for book and history lovers. Read by an excellent narrator.
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- Jennifer Archer
- 04-10-22
Lauding Libraries
As a retired Librarian, I was hooked from the start
It expressed everything I believe so staunchly that books and reading are good for you especially children but everyone to some extent
I read all the time and I’m lost without a book but like the author so sad to see the demise of public libraries
Our local library in Heswall has had hours cut drastically so that I can never be sure when it’s open
All councillors should read this book
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- Roz Elliott
- 03-10-23
Riveting from start to finish
What an amazing book… I laughed, I cried but I also felt immense pride for these women who lived during a scary time.
Their courage in not only dealing with daily life in war torn London but also Clara Button fighting for the rights of women and children in an age where some men thought “women should know their place”
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- Sheila Mary Hoy
- 06-02-23
The underground Library.
A book that had brought anger, laughter and tears. The characters become real and are interwoven so well together.
The history of the Library service has been thoroughly researched which is reflected throughout the story.
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- Sylvia O'Brien
- 26-12-22
enjoy
loved it ,found it very enlghtening,I give it five stars and easily recommend it
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