Code Name Hélène (Paperback)(Large Print)

from vintagebeckie

I downloaded the audio version of Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon after finding out it was included in my Audible subscription. What did I have to lose — it was free after all. What I won was an excellent reading experience featuring a courageous woman who really existed. This book sucked me in ...

from JanaRose1

After meeting and marrying a wealthy French man, Nancy Wake embraces life in France. When WWII begins, Nancy is determined to help those around her. She begins by small smuggling jobs, until she has advanced to smuggling people out of the country. Alternating, it is the end of the war and Nancy h...

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Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon is an exciting and absorbing novel of historical fiction based on the extraordinary wartime experiences of Nancy Wake. The story unfolds from Nancy's first person perspective over two timelines. The first, beginning in 1936, focuses on her life in Paris as a journ...

from jetangen4571

spies, WW2-Europe, journalist, nonfiction, historical-figures, historical-novel, historical-places-events, historical-research***** The writing and storytelling is fluid and with a clarity that shines throughout this novel of a real superwoman all dressed up in the finery of fiction. An incredibl...

from fredreeca

Hélène is a reporter at the early part of the war. She meets and marries Henri, the love of her life. He is sent to protect the Maginot line. While he is gone, she drives and ambulance and ends up, in a convoluted way, with the resistance. She helped change the history of WWII. And because of all...