In an enthralling new historical novel from national
bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the
real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional
American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a
mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.
1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II,
American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the
verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a
desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied
France during the war, might still be alive. So when Charlie's parents banish
her to Europe to have her "little problem" taken care of, Charlie
breaks free and heads to London, determined to find out what happened to the
cousin she loves like a sister.
1915. A year into the Great War, Eve Gardiner burns
to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets her chance when
she's recruited to work as a spy. Sent into enemy-occupied France, she's
trained by the mesmerizing Lili, the "Queen of Spies", who manages a
vast network of secret agents right under the enemy's nose.
Thirty years later, haunted by the betrayal that ultimately
tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days drunk and secluded in her
crumbling London house. Until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve
hasn't heard in decades, and launches them both on a mission to find the
truth...no matter where it leads.
"The Alice Network, which hinges on the unsung valor of
female espionage agents in the Great War, perfectly balances a propulsive plot,
faultlessly observed period detail, and a cast of characters so vividly drawn
that I half expected to blink and see them standing in front of me. This is
historical fiction at its best--thrilling, affecting, revelatory." --Jennifer Robson, international bestselling author of Moonlight
Over Paris
"Both funny and heartbreaking, this epic journey of two
courageous women is an unforgettable tale of little-known wartime glory and
sacrifice. Quinn knocks it out of the park with this spectacular
book!" -- Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling author of America's
First Daughter
"A ring of daring female spies known as the Alice
Network left a legacy of blood and betrayal. Two women suffering the losses of
two different wars must join forces, one to find her voice and her redemption,
the other to face her fears and her oldest enemy. Kate Quinn strums the chords
of every human emotion with two storylines that race over continents and
through decades to converge in one explosive ending." --Marci Jefferson, author of The Girl on the Golden Coin
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