The Lost Book of Bonn by Brianna Labuskes

The Lost Book of Bonn by Brianna Labuskes-368 pages

In 1946 Germany, the Library of Congress sends Emmy over to help the Monuments Men retrieve and catalog precious books that the Nazi's plundered. When she arrives she stands awed at a huge warehouse piled with books.  Emmy is one of many assigned the task of finding their rightful owners. She becomes enthralled by the inscription in one particular book and makes it her life's work to find out who the book was from and who it was given to.

Very intriguing with characters that bring a lot of depth and realism to the story.  I enjoyed it very much.  

 

The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes

 

The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes-516 pages

This book is inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime.  For anyone who loves books and the freedom to read what we want just reading about the book burnings in Germany made me furious.

This book is about three women who are woven together by their love of the written word and preserving it for the future.  It was a slow start for me, so many characters and plots taking place on different continents.  I stuck with it though and I'm glad I did.  The author put a lot of research into this book and I learned things that I was not aware of.  It is well worth your time.