{"product_id":"code-name-helene-based-on-the-thrilling-true-story-of-nancy-wake-the-white-mouse-by-ariel-lawhon","title":"Code Name Hélène Based on the Thrilling True Story of Nancy Wake, 'the White Mouse' by Ariel Lawhon - USED","description":"\u003cb\u003eOptioned for a film starring Elizabeth Debicki, a rollercoaster ride full of danger, intrigue and love based on the extraordinary true story of Australia's most beloved war heroine, Nancy Wake.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e February 29, 1944: \u003ci\u003eI am about to jump out of an aeroplane for the first time ... I don't care that every man is looking at me as though I don't belong. Besides, I'm hungover. And I think I might throw up ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1936 intrepid young Australian journalist Nancy Wake is living in Paris after witnessing firsthand the terror of Hitler's rise in Europe, firing her resolve to fight against the Nazis. When Nancy falls in love with handsome French industrialist Henri Fiocca, no sooner has she become Mrs Fiocca than the Germans invade France and Nancy takes yet another name, a codename - the first of many.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the elusive \u003cb\u003eLucienne Carlier\u003c\/b\u003e she smuggles people across borders and earns a new name '\u003cb\u003eThe White Mouse\u003c\/b\u003e' along with a five million franc bounty on her head, courtesy of the Gestapo. Forced to flee France, Nancy is trained by an elite espionage group under the codename \u003cb\u003eHélène\u003c\/b\u003e. Finally, with mission in hand, she is airdropped back into France as the deadly \u003cb\u003eMadame Andrée\u003c\/b\u003e. But the closer to liberation France gets, the more exposed Nancy - and the people she loves - will become.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Based on the true story of an extraordinary woman who saved countless lives, \u003ci\u003eCode Name Hélène\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling tale of danger, intrigue, unfaltering courage, remarkable sacrifice - and love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Magnificent ... Lawhon carries us into the heart of the French resistance [and] into the mind of a badass heroine with uncanny instincts who takes on the Nazis and men's arrogant sexism with uncommon bravado ... Propulsive ... Emotionally stirring... Even long after the last page is turned, this astonishing story of Wake's accomplishments will hold readers in its grip.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Underground operative, charmer in red lipstick, loving wife and hard-hitting woman of her times, Nancy Wake will fascinate and thrill fans of fierce, brash, independent women, alike.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLisa Wingate, author of \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43481014468671,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/25946573482814.jpg?v=1782965900","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/code-name-helene-based-on-the-thrilling-true-story-of-nancy-wake-the-white-mouse-by-ariel-lawhon","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}