The Alice Network

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The Alice Network

by Kate Quinn

Date Published: June 6, 2017
Published By: William Morrow Paperbacks
Page Count: 503


Publisher’s Description:

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. 


My Star Rating:

5 of 5 stars

My Review:

The Alice NetworkThe Alice Network by Kate Quinn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a fantastic read. I was sucked in from the beginning and kept having to go back hungry for more. It never failed, some crazy and enthralling moment would crop up just as I had to go in for work or some other blasted responsibility that would tear me away. Great writing, great narrating on the audio, and great weaving two timelines together with characters I fell in love with. I love a good book with strong, female characters, and this was definitely that.

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