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Code Name Hélène

By: Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Peter Ganim
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Woman. Wife. Smuggler. Spy....

A thrilling and heart-wrenching novel inspired by the astonishing real life story of Nancy Wake. Perfect for fans of Suzanne Goldring's My Name Is Eva, Kate Quinn's The Alice Network and Imogen Kealey's Liberation, soon to be a blockbuster movie.

In 1936, foreign correspondent, Nancy Wake, witnesses first-hand the terror of Hitler's rise in Europe. No sooner has Nancy met, fallen in love with and agreed to marry French industrialist Henri Fiocca, than the Germans invade France and force her to take on her first code name of many. The Gestapo call her the White Mouse for her remarkable ability to evade capture when smuggling Allied soldiers across borders. She becomes Hélène when she leaves France to train in espionage with an elite special forces group in London. Then, when she returns to France, she is the deadly Madame Andrée. But the closer Frances gets to liberation, the more exposed Nancy - and the people she loves - will become.

Inspired by true wartime events, Code Name Hélène is a gripping and moving story of extraordinary courage, unfaltering resolve, remarkable sacrifice - and enduring love.

©2020 Ariel Lawhon (P)2020 Headline Publishing Group Ltd 20th Century Historical Fiction Fiction Heartfelt Inspiring Scary Tear-jerking Thought-Provoking Espionage Military

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Critic reviews

"Lawhon breathes new life into Nancy Wake's extraordinary story. Rich and thoroughly researched, an exciting, well-written account of wartime valour and the protagonist's qualities shine through." (The Times)

"A gripping thriller based on the life of Nancy Wake.... Lawhon's vivid, fast-paced narrative will keep readers turning the pages." (Publishers Weekly)
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I love the fact this was based on the life and times of a real person who made history for us all. It’s very cleverly written in the before and after both running parallel in an easy way to follow despite the complexity of the tale .
I cannot rate this highly enough most fascinating, enjoyable, moving and poignant in equal measure.

That was the best audio book I have ever listened too in 163 titles

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Hard to believe it was based on a real story.
Will look out for more books from this author.

Loved this book and the narration

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A remarkable story of an extraordinary woman. Born in New Zealand, I found Nancy Wake to be a tough, no nonsense woman, who says it how it is, and had a lively and cheerful personality. It is incredible what Nancy Wake and other women did during WW2. The autobiography from Nancy Wake is my next port of call.

The White Mouse

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I absolutely LOVE this book!

The narration is beyond excellent.

Such a beautiful inspirational love story through the heart of the most horrific nazi brutality and fighting constantly to overcome.

Did not want this to end!

Ten stars from me.

More please ….. !

Heart Thumping Real Life!

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I absolutely loved everything about the book. The story, the way it was written, I literally could listen again straight away. Fantastic.

Fantastic- didn’t want it to end

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Full of danger, bravery and heart, much of this ‘story’ is true. It is well put together and moves forward with pace. I am very happy to have learned about Nancy Wake. Anyone, even slightly interested about WW2, needs to know about her and her amazing role in occupied France. A great example of the massive input of many women in the war effort and how real femininity need not be incompatible with great warriorship.

Nancy Wake a heroine for all time

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Remarkable story, brilliantly written with very clever use of different time frames and beautifully narrated. Highly recommend.

Amazing

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Brilliantly written. Providing a glimpse, a flavour, taste of life before and during the Second World War in France.
Jumping backwards and forwards in time added to the narrative and the narration was excellent.

Amazingly awesome

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I’ve read a number of books on this subject but this just blew them all out of the water, particularly because it is based on fact. An awe inspiring story of an amazingly courageous woman which is not only funny, but heartbreakingly sad, terrifying and totally unput downable! The characters are amazing and the narration spot on. I’m so sad it has come to an end. An absolute must read for anyone interested in this subject.

Totally Unput Downable

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There is no denying this is a remarkable story of a lady worthy of so many superlatives. The story is well researched and fascinating BUT there are jarring language errors. I get very absorbed in this kind of book, so found the use of American English very jarring when these mistakes occurred. As UK born and bred, but with most of my family in Australia, I wanted to believe in Nancy as an Australian in the correct time also. Examples: pumps are flat ballet-style shoes, Nancy would have been dressing up with her "high heels;" "normalcy" is not a word here or Australia (albeit sadly creeping in), we say normal or normality; there is a modern sneaking in of the preposition "of" in certain phrasing where there would be no preposition; and in WW2 people did not speak of "being there" for someone. These may seem like small points, but in the world of under cover work, would have been enough to blow Nancy's cover! She was narrating as an Australian so should have sounded like one. This book should have been edited by an Australian to have picked this up.

Remarkable

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