Code Name Hélène: A Novel

Written by:
Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by:
Barrie Kreinik , Peter Ganim

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
54
Narrator
15
Release Date
March 2020
Duration
17 hours 19 minutes
Summary
'This fully animated portrait of Nancy Wake . . . will fascinate readers of World War II history and thrill fans of fierce, brash, independent women, alike.'
--LISA WINGATE, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours

BASED ON THE THRILLING REAL-LIFE STORY OF SOCIALITE SPY NANCY WAKE, comes the newest feat of historical fiction from the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia, featuring the astonishing woman who killed a Nazi with her bare hands and went on to become one of the most decorated women in WWII.

Told in interweaving timelines organized around the four code names Nancy used during the war, Code Name Hélène is a spellbinding and moving story of enduring love, remarkable sacrifice and unfaltering resolve that chronicles the true exploits of a woman who deserves to be a household name.
It is 1936 and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for Hearst newspaper when she meets the wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca. No sooner does Henri sweep Nancy off her feet and convince her to become Mrs. Fiocca than the Germans invade France and she takes yet another name: a code name.
As LUCIENNE CARLIER Nancy smuggles people and documents across the border. Her success and her remarkable ability to evade capture  earns her the nickname THE WHITE MOUSE from the Gestapo. With a five million franc bounty on her head, Nancy is forced to escape France and leave Henri behind. When she enters training with the Special Operations Executives in Britain, her new comrades are instructed to call her HÉLÈNE. And finally, with mission in hand, Nancy is airdropped back into France as the deadly MADAM ANDRÉE, where she claims her place as one of the most powerful leaders in the French Resistance, armed with a ferocious wit, her signature red lipstick, and the ability to summon weapons straight from the Allied Forces.
But no one can protect Nancy if the enemy finds out these four women are one and the same, and the closer to liberation France gets, the more exposed she--and the people she loves--become.
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Barbi N.

Another great WW2 book! Well written! Amazing what women could accomplish during this time in history

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Anonymous

Wow worth the read on every level Research for this book and ability to put it into such a gripping book has me admiring both author and subject very much. A must read.

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Jennifer G.

What a truly fantastic book and to know it is about a real woman makes it even better. I think it is so important to go back in history and learn about the amazing heroic people who have shaped our present day. We could learn so much from these people about honor, sacrificial love, morality and doing the right thing no matter what the consequences. I will be reading more of this author as she is a wonderful writer!

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Sharon H.

This was a wonderful book

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Anonymous

I loved the book definitely one of my favorite!

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Anonymous

One of my favorites! I love this book.

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Marion T.

Interesting story of French underground and British spy in the latter part of WW2.,Based on a true story..

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