The Book of Lost Names vs The Room on Rue Amelie: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Book of Lost Names The Book of Lost Names Kristin Harmel · 2020 ★★★★☆ 4.5 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate

Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books when her eyes lock on a photograph in the New York Times. She freezes; it’s an image of a book she hasn’t seen in more than sixty years—a book…

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Cover of The Room on Rue Amelie The Room on Rue Amelie Kristin Harmel · 2018 ★★★★☆ 4.5 431 pages · ≈ 7 h 59 m · Moderate

A moving and entrancing novel set in Paris during World War II about an American woman, a dashing pilot, and a young Jewish girl whose fates unexpectedly entwine—perfect for the fans of Kristen Hannah’s The Nightingale…

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The Book of Lost NamesThe Room on Rue Amelie
Goodreads 4.3 (21) —
Hardcover 4.1 (106) 4.1 (14)
Apple Books 4.5 (2845) 4.5 (1052)

Reception

The Book of Lost NamesThe Room on Rue Amelie
Ratings 2845 1052
Editions 8 3
Want to read 50 —
Written reviews 1 —
Pages 400 431

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