The Alice Network by Kate Quinn Summary
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Two courageous women across two world wars, connected through an actual spy network. Reese Witherspoon's book club pick and NPR Best Book, The Alice Network masterfully blends forgotten history with page-turning suspense. What dangerous secrets await in German-occupied France?
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Shadows of Courage: Two Women, Two Wars, One Truth
In the spring of 1947, pregnant college student Charlie St. Clair arrives in London with her mother, ostensibly en route to Switzerland for a discreet "appointment." But Charlie has other plans. Her beloved cousin Rose vanished in Nazi-occupied France, and Charlie is determined to find answers-even if it means tracking down a drunk, half-mad former spy named Eve Gardiner. When Charlie mentions the name "Rene Bordelon," Eve's reaction is immediate and visceral. Suddenly, these women from different generations find themselves bound by invisible threads of history, vengeance, and a restaurant called Le Lethe. Their journey through post-war Europe will unearth secrets buried for decades and force both women to confront what they're truly searching for. What begins as a missing person case transforms into something far more profound-a reckoning with the ghosts that haunt them and the courage required to face an uncertain future.
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