The Little Wartime Library

Paperback Published on: 01/09/2022
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Synopsis

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 tracks in the disused Bethnal Green tube station. Down here a secret community thrives: with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery, a café and a theatre offering shelter, solace and escape from the bombs that fall above.

Along with her glamorous best friend and library assistant 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 incredible true events, The Little Wartime Library is a gripping and heart-wrenching page-turner that remembers one of the greatest resistance stories of the war. Perfect for fans of Anna Stuart, Kristin Hannah and Heather Morris.

READERS LOVE KATE THOMPSON:

'Wish I could give it more stars' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I was utterly enthralled . . . it reminds us how strong we can be in the face of adversity' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Tears, laughs and genuine love for all the characters in this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A heartwarming tale . . . shows against all odds and hardships people can survive' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Full of wonderful characters and their determination to get through the worst times' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

AND SO DO YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS...
'One of the very best books I've read in a long time' PETER JAMES
'Engaging' RACHEL HORE
'Both heartwarming and heartbreaking' GILL PAUL
'A poignant masterpiece' MADELINE MARTIN
'A book to be savoured and remembered' GILL THOMPSON
'A splendid warm-hearted novel' RACHEL HORE

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781529348743
  • Number of pages: 512
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 36 mm
  • Weight: 360g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Little Wartime Library
Totally Recommend - A Real Gem
I so enjoyed this book! The characters were real, feisty individuals. You found yourself rooting for the good souls in the book and hoped the nasty ones ... READ MORE
St Paul's Bay Group
The Little Wartime Library
Powerful and moving
"History isn't about dates and battlefields, leaders and royalty. It's about ordinary people getting on with the business of living in spite of such unforg... READ MORE
Emma Alvey
The Little Wartime Library
Amazing and a must read
I started reading this thinking it would be a nice fluffy story about stoic women doing their bit and getting through the Second World War and it was so mu... READ MORE
Karen Farrow
The Little Wartime Library
Great Book
The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson is a wonderful WWII-era historical fiction saga that is based on true events and is so gripping and unique, tha... READ MORE
Rachel  Fox
The Little Wartime Library
An Intriguing And Informative Story That's Based On True Events
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... READ MORE
Louise Wilson
The Little Wartime Library
A inspiring story about a wartime libarary with Clara and her friends.
During the first week of the blitz, the Bethnal Green library was destroy, due to the war, construction of the Bethnal Green tube station had stopped and t... READ MORE
Karren's Reading Nook
The Little Wartime Library
A Truly Superb Book
In the prologue, it is September 2020 and we meet an elderly woman (Clara) and her two daughters Miranda and Rosemary, deep in the underground tunnels of t... READ MORE
Norfolk Book Lover
The Little Wartime Library
Excellent
I like to read books based in the war but this was very different. Its based on an underground library that was set up for people to use while the war rag... READ MORE
Lisa Carlile
The Little Wartime Library
Well done!
England, librarian, library, WW2, friendship, London, loneliness, historical-figures, historical-novel, historical-places-events, historical-research, hist... READ MORE
Janice Tangen
The Little Wartime Library
Fab
The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson is a heart-warming tale of friendship and resilience in tough times during the war in 1944. This story is based... READ MORE
Michellle De Alwis
The Little Wartime Library
Libraries are so valuable
The East End is where my family lived until 1939, and where my uncle went back after the war. So Bethnal Green is an area I am familiar with and am glad my... READ MORE
Ellie
The Little Wartime Library
A heartwarming story
I read this book through my Book Club and is the first book by this author that I have read. It is not my usual genre but I’m so glad that I read it. Set... READ MORE
Joan Moir
The Little Wartime Library
Judefire33 gives it a solid 4 stars
For those followers who know my reading patterns, they will know that I really love novels set during WW2, so when I won The Little Wartime Library, I was ... READ MORE
Judith Wright
The Little Wartime Library
Gave me all the feels - touching and heartbreaking
A story set in wartime in a library…..my kind of book. The Little Wartime Library is an absolute joy to read, a beautiful, moving and uplifting book that I... READ MORE
Nicola