All the Light We Cannot See

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SOON A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES from director Shawn Levy, featuring Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Marion Bailey, Hugh Laurie, Mark Ruffalo, and introducing Aria Mia Loberti. WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION, NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, and WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION. This stunningly ambitious novel tells the intertwined stories of a blind French girl and a German boy during World War II. Marie-Laure, blind since six, relies on a miniature model of her Paris neighborhood created by her father to navigate her world. When the Nazis invade, they escape with a dangerous secret. Meanwhile, Werner, a German orphan destined for a grim future in a coal mine, discovers his talent for engineering, which leads him to a brutal military academy. As their lives converge in occupied France, an old man in a coastal city explores new worlds from his home, unaware of the impending danger. The narrative blends soaring imagination with meticulous observation, creating a captivating elegy for innocence amidst the chaos of war. Praised as 'sublime' by The Times and 'a masterpiece' by the Financial Times, this novel is an epic and bittersweet tale that lingers in the mind.