About the book: 2020 / Paris, 1939. Odile Suchet seemed to have reached the limit of her dreams: she had a loved one, a faithful friend, an adored brother and a wonderful job at the American Library. But the occupation of Paris disrupts the usual way of life, and the girl loses almost everything that is dear to her. Along with her fellow librarians, she participates in the Resistance, using the best weapon they have: books. But ahead of her lies the poison of betrayal and the bitterness of loss. Montana, 1983. Odile leads a secluded life in a small town. Thirteen-year-old Lily is terribly interested in her lonely elderly neighbor. When they become friends, Odile sees himself in Lily: the same love of language, the same desires, the same deadly jealousy... For the first time in Russian!