September 2019 Host: Jennie
The Alice Network: A Novel by Kate Quinn
Summary
This is an outstanding piece of historical fiction that is based on real
events that occurred during World War I.
The Alice Network is about a group of female spies operating out of German-occupied
France who gather information on German troops, their movements, and battle
plans. These women are incredibly brave
and often have to think quickly on their feet to not get caught, or worse. The story centers on two women, Eve and
Charlotte. Eve was a former spy in the
Alice Network and in the present drinks too much whisky in an attempt to escape
the demons of her past. Charlotte is a young
woman who has disgraced her family by coming home from college carrying a child
and is being escorted by her mother to Switzerland to take care of the problem; after a
brief stay in France. Finn, who is a Scotsman,
World War II vet, and ex-convict, works for Eve as her driver and cook, and removes
bullets from her luger nightly to protect her.
All three character’s
lives become intertwined as they drive across France hoping to set right wrongs
from the past. This is a real page
turner and an excellent introduction to the queen of spies. Highly recommend this book.
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