Kobieta, która spadła z nieba
Mariane właśnie poznała smak pierwszego pocałunku.Alice nauczyła się skakać ze spadochronem i zabijać Niemców.Anne-Marie była piękna i przyciągała spojrzenia mężczyzn.Mariane, Alice i Anne-Marie to jedna osoba.Kobieta, która nie cofnie się przed niczym – ani na wojnie, ani w...
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Mariane właśnie poznała smak pierwszego pocałunku.Alice nauczyła się skakać ze spadochronem i zabijać Niemców.Anne-Marie była piękna i przyciągała spojrzenia mężczyzn.Mariane, Alice i Anne-Marie to jedna osoba.Kobieta, która nie cofnie się przed niczym – ani na wojnie, ani w miłości.Bezkompromisowa kobieta szpieg z elitarnej brytyjskiej jednostki SOE staje się bezbronną
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788324020423
Publish date: August 26th 2013
Publisher: Znak
Pages no: 400
Edition language: Polski
Category:
Adventure,
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
France
Published in the U.S. under the title “Trapeze”This novel is a fascinating blend of fact and fiction, the story of Marian Sutro, an ordinary young woman, who barely out of school did the most extraordinary things in 1943 for the war effort.Recruited by the SOE (Special Operation Executive) at the ag...
Set during World War Two, The Girl Who Fell From The Sky is the story of Marian Sutro, a young Anglo-French woman parachuted into occupied France by the Special Operations Executive to help run an espionage network in the south west.With its focus on identity and loyalty, it's an intelligent, well-c...
Based on the true story of a group of young women who were recruited in Britain, during WWII, to serve in the French Division of The Special Operations Executive, the book is filled with historic facts about their training, innocence and bravery in the face of enormous danger. The SOE trained these ...
I don't typically enjoy WWII stories, but this was a masterful piece of historical fiction. Easy to get involved with the protagonist's story and thrilling plot, even when nothing is actually happening.
Marian Sutro is a 19 year old girl in war-torn London who wants to do something with her life, make a difference in the was effort. A she's bilingual, she's recruited to become an operative in France. The novel takes us through her training, her deployment, and her various missions while in France.W...