| International Standard Book Number |
9781638085850 (hardback : alk. paper)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1638085854 (hardback : alk. paper)
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| Personal Name |
Green, Amy Lynn. author.
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| Title Statement |
The Blackout Book Club / Amy Lynn Green.
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| Edition Statement |
Center Point Large Print edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Thorndike, ME : Center Point Large Print, 2023.
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| Physical Description |
520 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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| General Note |
Regular print version previously published by Bethany House.
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| General Note |
Includes discussion questions, list of suggested book club books, and author's note with background information.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"In 1942, an impulsive promise to her brother before he goes off to the European front puts Avis Montgomery in the unlikely position of head librarian in small-town Maine. Though she has never been much of a reader, when wartime needs threaten to close the library, she invents a book club to keep its doors open. The women she convinces to attend the first meeting couldn't be more different -- a wealthy spinster determined to aid the war effort, an exhausted mother looking for a fresh start, and a determined young war worker. At first, the struggles of the home front are all the club members have in common, but over time, the books they choose become more than an escape from the hardships of life and the fear of the U-boat battles that rage just past their shores. As the women face personal challenges and band together in the face of danger, they find they have more in common than they think. But when their growing friendships are tested by secrets of the past and present, they must decide whether depending on each other is worth the cost."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Book clubs (Discussion groups) Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 United States Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Small cities Maine Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Female friendship Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Maine Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Christian fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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