by Kate Quinn
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Alexandria “Alix” Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike people, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fantasy
Tropes: Book Within Book, Protective Heroes, Portal Fantasy, Hidden Heritage
ISBN: 9780063479753
304 pages
Published: 2026-02-17
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers