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The Spy Who Loved

By: Clare Mulley
Narrated by: Maggie Mash
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In June 1952, a woman was murdered by an obsessive colleague in a hotel in South Kensington. Her name was Christine Granville. That she died young was perhaps unsurprising, but that she had survived the Second World War was remarkable. She was one of Britain’s most daring and highly decorated secret agents, and the intelligence she gathered was a significant contribution to the Allied war effort.

©2012 Clare Mulley (P)2013 W F Howes Ltd Espionage Historical Military Military & War Politicians Politics & Activism True Crime Women World World War II War Exciting Inspiring Imperialism

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Critic reviews

"Engrossing…as thrilling as any fiction" ( Mail on Sunday)
"Compulsively readable... Clare Mulley…has written a thrilling book, and paid overdue homage to a difficult woman who seized life with both hands" ( Sunday Telegraph)
"A stunning biographical achievement." (Alison Weir)
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brilliant insight into a woman I never knew existed, well read with good indication through voices as to direct quotes

brilliant insight

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Clare Mulley has a gift when it comes to writing biography, not just in the way in which she weaves the intricate lives of the people she writes about, she also makes you care about them.

I also cannot recommend highly enough, her next book “The Women Who Flew For Hitler”.

Simply beautifully told

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Interesting and exciting true story!
Written well with enough facts to back up the story but not so many it becomes a history text book.
My personal bugbear was the accents used in the narration as many of them I found cliched and almost disrespectful, but maybe that’s just me.

Awesome Inspiring Woman

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it may well be an interesting story and I still have many hours left but i'm just not liking the narrator.

poorly narrated

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A well-read book I very much enjoyed reading. Utterly fascinating as Christine was an extraordinary woman. My parents and I knew one of her lovers from her Cairo days, an Armenian educated in Worcester and always exciting to be with. I remember well the day in 1952 when he came to our house in Paris to tell us of her tragic death. He too had worked for the British during the war in undercover work and recieved few thanks. Sadly I was too late to inform the author of his name. Great story though, very well written.

A Cairo lover known to me but not in the book

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This book book tells the story of Christine Granville, Polish aristocrat turned spy during the Second World War. A fascinating story which was incredible convoluted and intricate as only a spy biography could be. Perhaps not a bedtime listen but one needing so we concentration.
Gripping never the less.

Amazing story

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Remarkable life story of a fascinating woman spoiled by an abysmal pronunciation of polish names and hideous mock-polish accent of dialogues in english.

Extraordinary biography

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

Change the narrator! Poor accents sadly spoil this book, they unnecessary.

What did you like best about this story?

The story is based upon a real person who's life was extraordinary to say the least.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Whiney voice and poor accents often grated me and stopped me from just enjoying the otherwise fantastic story

Could you see The Spy Who Loved being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

Absolutely. This book would make an excellent film if done right but might be better as a mini-series or box set.

A fantastic gripping story spoiled

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An insight into SOE activities during the Second World War through a Polish female agent working for the British. The author conveys a sense of Krystyna's own story-telling with a twist of incredulity. Stories in big landscapes of brave men and women when Europe was unstable. A good story, well written, performed with verve, enjoyable for the context - for the descriptions of Poland and life in Cairo. Highly recommended.

Enthralling story

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This is an account of the extraordinary exploits of a Polish aristocrat who spied for Britain during WWII. She was beautiful and clever, and possessed nerves of steel and amazing courage. We should put up statues to such people who risked their lives in terrifying times, yet this woman was treated with far less than the adulation she deserved at the end of the war. As a Brit I was ashamed to discover how the "Establishment" dropped her like a hot potato once their need for her was over. I am sure a man would never have been so poorly treated, yet this brave lady's story was unknown to me before listening to this well-researched book. Excellent reading and never to be forgotten true story.

A story about amazing courage.

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