Inspired by true wartime events, Code Name Hélène is a gripping and moving story of extraordinary courage, unfaltering resolve, remarkable sacrifice – and enduring love. But the closer France gets to liberation, the more exposed Nancy – and the people she loves – will become.

Then, when she returns to France, she is the deadly Madame Andrée. She becomes Hélène when she leaves France to train in espionage with an elite special forces group in London. The Gestapo call her the White Mouse for her remarkable ability to evade capture when smuggling Allied soldiers across borders. No sooner has Nancy met, fallen in love with and agreed to marry French industrialist Henri Fiocca, than the Germans invade France and force her to take on her first code name of many.

In 1936, foreign correspondent, Nancy Wake, witnesses first-hand the terror of Hitler’s rise in Europe. ‘A gripping thriller based on the life of Nancy Wake… Will keep readers turning the pages’ Publishers Weekly ‘ Readers will be transfixed by this story of a woman who should be a household name’ Library Journal ‘This is the next book I won’t be able to stop talking about… so, so good!‘ 5 stars (Goodreads reviewer) Rich and thoroughly researched, an exciting, well-written account of wartime valour and the protagonist’s qualities shine through’ The Times ‘Lawhon breathes new life into Nancy Wake’s extraordinary story. Perfect for fans of Suzanne Goldring’s MY NAME IS EVA, Kate Quinn’s THE ALICE NETWORK and Imogen Kealey’s LIBERATION, soon to be a blockbuster movie. TV SERIES IN DEVELOPMENT STARRING ELIZABETH DEBICKI ( TENET, THE CROWN) AS NANCY WAKEĪ thrilling and heart-wrenching novel inspired by the astonishing real life story of Nancy Wake.

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