The Royal Librarian

Content warnings: Nazis, murder, loss of a parent, imprisonment, attempted kidnapping

Austrian refugee Sophie works at the library in Windsor Castle during WWII.

Sophie Klein lives in Vienna with her parents and younger sister Hanna. When the Germans start to invade, Sophie must make a terrible decision -- sending her younger sister to America for her safety, without the rest of the family. Sophie emigrates to England to work at the Windsor Castle library, not knowing if she'll ever see her sister again.

In 2022, Lacey finds a letter at her grandmother's house marked Windsor Castle. She travels to Windsor to find out why Gubby had the letter and uncovers several things that will change her life and her family's forever.

Recommended for fans of World War II fiction, bookish fiction, and royal-adjacent tales with below-stairs characters.

Author: Daisy Wood

Publisher: Avon

Length: 384 pages

Release Date: April 16, 2024

Representation: half-Jewish main character, immigrant main character

I received an electronic galley copy of this title from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.