5/20/2023 0 Comments Book review code name heleneAs a reader, I obviously knew how World War II would end, and I knew a little bit about the French resistance, which I’ve always been fascinated by. In her afterword, Lawhon suggests that readers go into this book without knowing all the details of Wake’s life, and I echo that recommendation. In 1936, she’s a young reporter horrified by what is happening in Germany. In 1944, Nancy is air-dropped into France as “Madame Andree” (one of her many aliases), to work with the Maquis in Central France. Author Lawhon gives us the story of real-life hero Nancy Wake, an Australian who serves as a British special operative in World War II, working with French resistance fighters.Īs with many historical novels, Lawhon begins this story at two different points in time: 1936 and early 1944. This was a fantastic historical novel about World War II that is even greater because it is nearly all true.
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