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The Wartime Librarian’s Secret

By: Molly Green
Narrated by: Lucy Scott
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Bestselling historical fiction author Molly Green is back with her most engrossing, heartfelt World War Two saga yet, The Wartime Librarian's Secret!

Amid the chaos of war, will a new chapter begin?

September 1942. Esme Donaldson is still grieving the devastating loss of her husband, Anthony, when she’s forced out of her dream job by wartime budget cuts.

Left with few options, Esme faces an uncertain future – until a chance encounter sends her to Redcliffe Manor, a grand estate deep in the Somerset countryside, and an unexpected role as the manor’s librarian.

As Esme settles in, she discovers the house is no ordinary country estate. The grounds have been requisitioned by an American military hospital, while the house is sheltering a displaced girls’ boarding school. And as the halls echo with the feet of giggling schoolgirls, the grounds bustle with convalescing soldiers.

When she meets a handsome American colonel, the attraction between them is instant. But Esme holds a secret that may ruin everything. Will she find the strength to face her past or be kept from the happiness she deserves?

©2025 Denise Barnes (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers 20th Century Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction War & Military Solider
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I really enjoyed this story, my first and not last Molly Green read. Hard to put down. Beautifully read
By Lucy Scott.

Good read!

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This is a gentle story with romance and a bit of family intrigue thrown in. Very easy to listen to.

Lovely gentle story

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This is my first venture into reading Molly Green but won’t be my last. An easy listen with a good description of each of the characters which as the story progresses you begin to feel you know them. Loved it and will certainly look for more from Molly Green

Heartwarming story of war, life & love

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It was a good story but was repetitive about feelings. The story could have been told in half the time.

Too long

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This story has many similarities to a previous book and is just formulaic. Both wartime books I have read show that some research was done but not enough. There are many niggling inaccuracies throughout both books. Whether that is the author or the editor I do not know but it is poor. I won’t knowingly read another of her books and certainly won’t pay for them.

Too many factual inaccuracies.

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