This was a powerful and thrilling piece of historical fiction which was an absolutely fantastic read. I’m a huge fan of historical fiction especially if it’s based on a real story so this book really appealed to me.

Firstly Nancy – what a woman! The things she did were so courageous that it completely blew my mind Independent, fierce and incredibly strong she was a lady who I wish knew personally as I would have loved to hear all her stories. The fact that she does all the amazing, brave things but still keeps some of her feminity by always applying red lipstick made her seem even cooler in my eyes too.

As you can probably expect from a spy story, I found this book to be very fast paced and there was always something going on to keep me very intrigued. I really enjoyed following Nancy on her exploits and learning a little more about what it was like to be a spy. The author manages to perfectly convey the feeling of uncertainty and the tension that goes with being a spy so that I often felt I was living everything alongside Nancy as the atmosphere was so well described. There are a few rather graphic and a little disturbing scenes in the book which I found hard to read but are in keeping with what happened during the war but these didn’t detract from my enjoyment at all. I absolutely loved this book and will be recommending it to everyone. My understanding is that it’s soon to be made into a film which I am very excited about.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Headline for my copy of this book via Netgalley.

This is a wonderfully researched and written book about a true war hero, Nancy Wake, and her exploits under various noms de plume as a member of the SOE flown in to assist and lead the French resistance against the Germans.

This is written as fiction but is really an enhanced true story about bravery beyond the call of duty, love and terror.

I was fascinated from the opening chapter and have now taken the time to research the heroine - and that word barely does her justice.

A wonderful and important book.

Inspired by the true story of Nancy Wake, this is a story of love, friendship, courage and war. Nancy, codenamed Helene, is a strong female who inspires respect and admiration from all those who meet her both in the story and those reading it. Ariel Lawhon has brought her to life and tells her story extremely well. This was a great read with great characters.
Although this is my first Ariel Lawhon novel, it will not be my last.
I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this insightful historical novel very much. The storyline flows at a great pace, and the characters are well fleshed out and sympathetic. Highly recommended!