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PublisherKensington Publishing Corporation

ISBN-101496728416

ISBN-139781496728418

eBay Product ID (ePID)9050087422

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Book TitleChurchill's Secret Messenger : a Ww2 Novel of Spies and the French Resistance

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

TopicContemporary Women, Sagas

GenreFiction

AuthorAlan Hlad

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight13.1 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-287710

ReviewsPRAISE FOR THE LONG FLIGHT HOME "A compelling debut told with conviction and great heart." --Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife "Hlad adeptly drives home the devastating civilian cost of the war." -- Booklist "A story of loss and heartbreak, sacrifice and compassion, The Long Flight Home is ultimately a story of hope." -- The New York Journal of Books " The Long Flight Home has everything I love in a novel--the sense of discovery, the epic drama of a lifeordeath situation, and the soaring sense of hope gained from the depths of despair. It's a gorgeous, impressive first novel by a hugely talented author." --Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Hlad's debut snares readers with its fresh angle on the blitz of WWII, focusing on the homing pigeons used by the British, and the people who trained and cared for them." -- Publishers Weekly "A sweeping tale full of romance and espionage, poignant sacrifice and missed chances, uncommon courage and the ongoing costs of war. A compelling debut told with conviction and great heart." --Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife and Love and Ruin "Tense, heartwarming and life affirming, The Long Flight Home gives a fresh slant on heroism in WWII." --Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of In Farleigh Field, The Tuscan Child and the Royal Spyness novels

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal813/.6

SynopsisA riveting story of World War II and the courage of one young woman as she is drafted into Churchill's overseas spy network, aiding the French Resistance behind enemy lines and working to liberate Nazi-occupied Paris... London, 1941: In a cramped bunker in Winston Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms, underneath Westminster's Treasury building, civilian women huddle at desks, typing up confidential documents and reports. Since her parents were killed in a bombing raid, Rose Teasdale has spent more hours than usual in Room 60, working double shifts, growing accustomed to the burnt scent of the Prime Minister's cigars permeating the stale air. Winning the war is the only thing that matters, and she will gladly do her part. And when Rose's fluency in French comes to the attention of Churchill himself, it brings a rare yet dangerous opportunity. Rose is recruited for the Special Operations Executive, a secret British organization that conducts espionage in Nazi-occupied Europe. After weeks of grueling training, Rose parachutes into France with a new codename: Dragonfly. Posing as a cosmetics saleswoman in Paris, she ferries messages to and from the Resistance, knowing that the slightest misstep means capture or death. Soon Rose is assigned to a new mission with Lazare Aron, a French Resistance fighter who has watched his beloved Paris become a shell of itself, with desolate streets and buildings draped in Swastikas. Since his parents were sent to a German work camp, Lazare has dedicated himself to the cause with the same fervor as Rose. Yet Rose's very loyalty brings risks as she undertakes a high-stakes prison raid, and discovers how much she may have to sacrifice to justify Churchill's faith in her . . . "A rousing historical novel." - The Akron Beacon Journal, Best Books of the Year for Churchill's Secret Messenger, A riveting story of World War II and the courage of one young woman as she is drafted into Churchill's overseas spy network, aiding the French Resistance behind enemy lines and working to liberate Nazi-occupied Paris... London, 1941- In a cramped bunker in Winston Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms, underneath Westminster's Treasury building, civilian women huddle at desks, typing up confidential documents and reports. Since her parents were killed in a bombing raid, Rose Teasdale has spent more hours than usual in Room 60, working double shifts, growing accustomed to the burnt scent of the Prime Minister's cigars permeating the stale air. Winning the war is the only thing that matters, and she will gladly do her part. And when Rose's fluency in French comes to the attention of Churchill himself, it brings a rare yet dangerous opportunity. Rose is recruited for the Special Operations Executive, a secret British organization that conducts espionage in Nazi-occupied Europe. After weeks of grueling training, Rose parachutes into France with a new codename- Dragonfly. Posing as a cosmetics saleswoman in Paris, she ferries messages to and from the Resistance, knowing that the slightest misstep means capture or death. Soon Rose is assigned to a new mission with Lazare Aron, a French Resistance fighter who has watched his beloved Paris become a shell of itself, with desolate streets and buildings draped in Swastikas. Since his parents were sent to a German work camp, Lazare has dedicated himself to the cause with the same fervor as Rose. Yet Rose's very loyalty brings risks as she undertakes a high-stakes prison raid, and discovers how much she may have to sacrifice to justify Churchill's faith in her . . . "A rousing historical novel." - The Akron Beacon Journal, Best Books of the Year for Churchill's Secret Messenger

LC Classification NumberPS3608

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by blackdogfarmnh
Aug 04, 2021
Five Star Book!!!
Very informative book, great content!
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by chickaboom17**
Feb 01, 2023
Churchill's Secret Messenger
This is another excellent story about WWII English spies in France.
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by rfr003
May 30, 2024
Well written historical fiction for young adults.
Well written historical fiction for young adults.
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by nsan3760
Mar 27, 2024
Should be labeled “for young readers”
simplistic
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