Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade is a story that celebrates the power of books, courage, compassion, and community during The Great War.

Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles

Genre/Categories/Setting: Historical Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Books About Books, WWI, France and New York City

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Welcome to #ThrowBackThursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of a backlist title. This week I’m featuring historical fiction about innovative librarians, Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles.

I’m linking up with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #ThrowbackThursday.

My Summary:

Millionaire and philanthropist Anne Morgan (daughter of JP Morgan) founded a group of international women (American Committee for Devastated France…also known as CARD) to help rebuild French communities during WWI. In 1918, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the organization in France and she implements innovative methods during her tenure. A dual timeline in 1987 introduces us to Wendy Peterson who stumbles across a reference to Jessie Carson in the archives of the New York Public Library and is consumed with learning more about her.

Stories of real-life inspirational women…

Continue here for my full review of Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade…

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