*NOWANETFLIXLIMITEDSERIES--fromproduceranddirectorShawnLevy(StrangerThings)starringMarkRuffalo,HughLaurie,andnewcomerAriaMiaLoberti*WinnerofthePulitzerPrizeandNationalBookAwardfinalist,thebelovedinstantNewYorkTimesbestsellerandNewYorkTimesBookReviewTop10BookaboutablindFrenchgirlandaGermanboywhosepathscollideinoccupiedFranceasbothtrytosurvivethedevastationofWorldWarII.Marie-LaureliveswithherfatherinParisneartheMuseumofNaturalHistorywhereheworksasthemasterofitsthousandsoflocks.Whensheissix,Marie-Lauregoesblindandherfatherbuildsaperfectminiatureoftheirneighborhoodsoshecanmemorizeitbytouchandnavigateherwayhome.Whensheistwelve,theNazisoccupyParis,andfatheranddaughterfleetothewalledcitadelofSaint-Malo,whereMarie-Laure’sreclusivegreatunclelivesinatallhousebythesea.Withthemtheycarrywhatmightbethemuseum’smostvaluableanddangerousjewel.InaminingtowninGermany,theorphanWernergrowsupwithhisyoungersister,enchantedbyacruderadiotheyfind.Wernerbecomesanexpertatbuildingandfixingthesecrucialnewinstruments,atalentthatwinshimaplaceatabrutalacademyforHitlerYouth,thenaspecialassignmenttotracktheResistance.Moreandmoreawareofthehumancostofhisintelligence,Wernertravelsthroughtheheartofthewarand,finally,intoSaint-Malo,wherehisstoryandMarie-Laure’sconverge.Doerr’s“stunningsenseofphysicaldetailandgorgeousmetaphors“(SanFranciscoChronicle)aredazzling.DeftlyinterweavingthelivesofMarie-LaureandWerner,heilluminatestheways,againstallodds,peopletrytobegoodtooneanother.Tenyearsinthewriting,AlltheLightWeCannotSeeisamagnificent,deeplymovingnovelfromawriter“whosesentencesneverfailtothrill“(LosAngelesTimes).
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