Best friends and librarians, Selene Delmont and Beatrice Sullivan, enlist in the war effort. Selene’s family comes from Newport money. But after she rejected a suitor, her family rejected her. Bea’s brother enlisted, after their mother died, leaving Bea alone. With only each other for company, Bea followed Selena’s lead and enlisted too.
They were trained by the U.S. Intelligence Office. All too soon, they’re sent to Lisbon. Lisbon is a neutral city, but both the Allies and Nazis have officers trying to gain an advantage. Both the women have their assignments.
Bea goes to work in an office, but her real work begins after hours, in secret. Her mind works differently, decoding and putting pieces together. She’s happy to stay in the shadows. Selene’s background gives her an advantage in socializing. She’s supposed to infiltrate a group of ladies, the mistresses of Nazi officers. But to be accepted, she’ll need to find a man of her own.
Soon both ladies are caught up in secrets; secrets they can’t even tell each other. When their paths cross in the spy world, disaster strikes. Nothing between them will ever be the same again.
Librarians of Lisbon starts in the present day and then flashes back to the war. I haven’t read much about Lisbon during World War II, but this book was a great introduction to it. Friendship, drama, secrets, betrayals, and danger made this book a quick read. I didn’t want it to end, but I couldn’t put it down either.
The romance of Casablanca meets the spy world of Ian Fleming in this WWII love story for the ages.
In a glittering city of secrets and shadows, love is the most perilous gamble of all.
Lisbon 1943. As two American librarians are drawn into a city of dangerous subterfuge and unexpected love affairs, they are forced to choose between their missions and the men they love. Brimming with evocative writing and meticulous research, award-winning author Suzanne Nelson spins a web of secret aliases, sweeping romance, and great sacrifice. Inspired by real historical figures, this is the captivating story of two remarkable young women, their bravery and heartache, and a friendship that withstands the ravages of war.
With World War II raging across Europe, best friends Selene Delmont and Beatrice Sullivan are enlisted by the US Intelligence Office and sent to Lisbon—a sparkling city and hotbed of trouble, harboring exiled royalty, hunted refugees, and spies trading double-edged secrets in seductively dark corners. In official capacity, librarians Selene and Bea have been recruited to catalog the vast mountain of information gathered by the Allies, but by night, both women are undercover agents tasked with infiltrating the Axis spy network.
Where Selene is confident and brash, Bea is bookish and careful. Selene longs to escape her family’s impossible expectations and embrace her independence, while all Bea wants is to heal from heartbreak and keep impulsive Selene out of trouble. But soon, both librarians are caught up in treacherous games of deception alongside two of Lisbon’s most notorious men—the outcast Portuguese baron, Luca Caldeira, and the lethal double agent, Gable. As Selene charms her way through lavish ballrooms and fêtes with Luca, Bea is plunged into Gable’s shadowy underworld of informants.
Victory depends upon the joint success of their missions, but when an unexpected betrayal throws a carefully spun web of lies into chaos, everything they’ve sacrificed is put at risk. As Selene and Bea are pushed to their breaking points can their friendship, and their hearts, survive the cost of war?
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