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All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

34 pages59 min

During the devastating siege of Saint-Malo in World War II, the paths of a blind French girl, Marie-Laure LeBlanc, and a brilliant German orphan, Werner Pfennig, converge. Marie-Laure, entrusted with a legendary, cursed diamond, takes refuge in her great-uncle's house, while Werner, a talented radio operator, is tasked with tracking down resistance broadcasts in the besieged city. Their lives, shaped by the brutality of war and hidden acts of courage, intertwine through an unseen connection — a shared past linked to a French professor's science broadcasts. The narrative explores themes of fate, survival, and the enduring power of human connection amidst profound destruction.