Book Synopsis
In this gripping World War II historical about the power of words, two people form an unlikely friendship amid the Nazi occupation in Paris and fight to preserve the truth that enemies of freedom long to destroy.
Paris, 1940. Ever since the Nazi Party began burning books, German writers exiled for their opinions or heritage have been taking up residence in Paris. There they opened a library meant to celebrate the freedom of ideas and gathered every book on the banned list . . . and even incognito versions of the forbidden books that were smuggled back into Germany.
For the last six years, Corinne Bastien has been reading those books and making that library a second home. But when the German army takes possession of Paris, she loses access to the library and all the secrets she’d hidden there. Secrets the Allies will need if they have any hope of liberating the city she calls home.
Christian Bauer may be German, but he never wanted anything to do with the Nazi Party—he is a professor, one who’s done his best to protect his family as well as the books that were a threat to Nazi ideals. But when Goebbels sends him to Paris to handle the “relocation” of France’s libraries, he’s forced into an army uniform and given a rank he doesn’t want. In Paris, he tries to protect whoever and whatever he can from the madness of the Party and preserve the ideas that Germans will need again when that madness is over, and maybe find a lost piece of his heart.
Book Details
- Publisher : Tyndale Fiction
- Publication date : July 15, 2025
- Language : English
- Print length : 368 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8400501746
****I received a complimentary book from publishers, publicists, NetGalley, book tours, and or authors. A review was not required and all opinions and ideas expressed are my own.****
My Review
The Collector of Burned Books is set in Paris after the German invasion during World War II. This historical fiction novel reveals life during wartime. A German officer, Christian Bauer, arrives on a mission. He is given the job of destroying books deemed unfit by Hitler's Gestapo. Bauer carries many hidden secrets while he appears to be loyal to Germany.
A beautiful and smart professor is the story's main female character. She works with the Allies' resistance which holds great danger to her and those she loves. Her mission is to save Jewish refugees from German prison camps, but she also protects books that the Nazis want to destroy. When her secret book collection in a targeted library is found, her life could be in peril. The secret codes written within the books could be exposed.
The book blends mystery, thrills, history, and romance. The main characters begin as rivals. They eventually discover each other's secrets, and this leads them to rely on one another, and romance blossoms. These moments were some of my favorites in the novel.
Roseanna M. White’s novels are a must-read for me. If you haven't read her books before, The Collector of Burned Books is an excellent introduction. It is a deeply emotional and beautifully crafted story that I thoroughly enjoyed.
I received a copy from the publisher, Tyndale House Publishers, via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions in the review are my own.
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