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What do I love about: The Alice Network?
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, code name Alice, 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.
This riveting novel is filled with suspense that keeps you wanting more. I love how the writer structured the chapters between Eve and Charlie. I particularly also liked how informative this novel is with regards to the world war 1 and 11.
What do I not love about: The Alice Network?
Zilch
Who should read: The Alice Network?
If you love novels and spy stories, then this is a must read
Who should not read: The Alice Network?
No one I can think of.
Notes on The Alice Network
- What did it matter if something scared you, when it simply had to be done?
- Hope was such a painful thing, far more painful than rage.
- Poetry is like passion–it should not be merely pretty; it should overwhelm and bruise.
- Many a gem lies hidden in darkness and oblivion.
- Boys got to do whatever they wanted, and girls got to sit around looking pretty.
- What I mean is, it’s not a matter of age. There are boys aged fifty, and men aged fifteen. It’s all in what they do, not how old they are…A boy messes up with a lass, and he slinks off without fixing anything. A man makes a mistake, he fixes it. He apologizes.