Wein's book is a brilliant tale of female friendship and heroism, but it also gives the flavour of 1940's Britain.
In the world of the SOE nothing
is ever as it seems.
‘Verity’s’ mistake was simple and will probably cost
her her life. In occupied France in WWII capture is an allied spy’s worst
nightmare and faced with imprisonment and torture by the Gestapo ‘Verity’
chooses instead to confess, buying time by spinning out her knowledge of
British codes and ciphers while telling the story of her unshakable friendship
with Maddie the pilot whose wrecked plane lies in a field a few miles away.
‘Verity’ has a purpose, she wants her words to survive even if she doesn’t. As soon as you finish this tale of brave Brits
and evil Nazis you will have to read it again to unlock its secrets
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