My Rating: 4.8
In WWII, Marian Sutro gets only a few short weeks of training to be a spy before she is dropped from the sky. Being bilingual, a quick study and willing to sign up were almost all the qualifications needed during the rampant War time recruiting. You quickly realize, along with Marian, how much France has changed, how risk taking and nerve-wracking it is to be a spy as well as despite her training, how little it has prepared her for having her boots on the ground.
This was my first, but definitely not my last Simon Mawer book. Excellent writing and plot. It really helped me to understand the recruiting of a spy and how ill equipped they were once they were deployed. Also, the subterfuge was even more than you would expect. Excellent!
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