Code Name Hélène : Inspired by the gripping true story of World War 2 spy Nancy Wake

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The book begins with dual timelines: 1944 when Nancy is dropped on a field in France to support the Maquis; and in 1939 when she witnesses the atrocities of the Nazis firsthand in the square in Vienna. Brooks is a pro at building suspense even if it plays out in some rather spectacularly yucky episodes, one involving a short spear that takes its name from “the sucking sound of pulling it out of the dead man’s heart and lungs.

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Wake died in 2011, only belatedly being awarded the decorations and distinctions she so justly deserved, including from France, the UK, and the United States.Could this woman not stand on her own without the references to her beauty, her sexual prowess, and her ability to attract any man? A relentless, unapologetic, feminine, brave woman who stood toe-to-toe with her male counterparts in the French Resistance during WWII. I cannot throw a decent punch or carry a grown man across a battlefield, but I can wear red lipstick as though my life depends on it. Nancy Wake was a New Zealand-born, Australian-raised nurse and journalist who joined the French Resistance and later the British SOE – Special Operations Executive – during World War II.

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World War II heroine Nancy Wake should be so widely celebrated that whole bevies of schoolgirls dress up as this brave member of the French Resistance for Halloween. Her success and her remarkable ability to evade capture earns her the nickname THE WHITE MOUSE from the Gestapo.A compulsively readable account of a little-known yet extraordinary historical figure—Lawhon's best book to date. Chapter 16, founded by Humanities TN, provides comprehensive coverage of literary news and events in Tennessee.

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Lawhon carries us into the heart of the French resistance [and] into the mind of a badass heroine with uncanny instincts who takes on the Nazis and men's arrogant sexism with uncommon bravado. I am an avid fan of well done historical fiction, and of course looking at all the raving reviews on this story, I was ready to settle in and be amazed and awed by this tale. Philippe Rousselet’s Vendôme Group and Anonymous Content, the company behind “True Detective” and “The Revenant,” have acquired TV rights to the novel, which was published in March 2020 by Doubleday Books. This is a historical fiction based on the true story of Nancy Wake (the white mouse)(Helene) and many other aliases.

When the story starts alternating to different places, for a moment it felt as it was about to pick up the pace, but then it’s on and on about broken camera. The descriptions of her trials and what she accomplished were mesmerizing and worthy of the highest note and regard. Her long salt-and-pepper braids swish back and forth across her shoulders as her shawl drags on the ground beside her” before a Brownshirt attacks further. Nancy Wake was an Australian expat who fell in love with France, married a wealthy French industrialist just as the war began, drove an ambulance until France was occupied, and fell into covert activities by happenstance. Elizabeth Debicki will bring her towering, elegant stature to the new international limited series Code Name Hélène, which will tell the true story of Nancy Grace Augusta Wake, a New Zealand-born journalist who became a ferociously brave spy and one of the most powerful leaders of the French Resistance.

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Here is a quick description and cover image of book Code Name Hélène written by Ariel Lawhon which was published in 2020-3-31. She is the author of THE WIFE THE MAID AND THE MISTRESS (2014), FLIGHT OF DREAMS (2016), and I WAS ANASTASIA (2018). The first is 1944, which finds Nancy parachuting from a Liberator aircraft into Auvergne, France with her partner, Hubert, a seasoned soldier.I loved Nancy’s character she was a feisty and independent woman who used profanity liberally and with flair and could drink any man under the table, she even killed a Nazi with her bare hands! Told in multiple timelines, Code Name Hélène is the thrilling and intense story of real-life socialite spy, Nancy Wake. A compulsively readable account of a little-known yet extraordinary historical figure—Lawhon’s best book to date. Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published.