Churchill's Secret Messenger
London, 1941: In a cramped bunker in Winston Churchill’s Cabinet
War Rooms, underneath Westminster’s Treasury building, civilian women
huddle at desks, typing up confidential documents and reports. Since her
parents were killed in a bombing raid, Rose Teasdale has spent more
hours than usual in Room 60, working double shifts, growing accustomed
to the burnt scent of the Prime Minister’s cigars permeating the stale
air. Winning the war is the only thing that matters, and she will gladly
do her part. And when Rose’s fluency in French comes to the attention
of Churchill himself, it brings a rare yet dangerous opportunity.
Rose is recruited for the Special Operations Executive, a secret
British organization that conducts espionage in Nazi-occupied Europe.
After weeks of grueling training, Rose parachutes into France with a new
codename: Dragonfly. Posing as a cosmetics saleswoman in Paris, she
ferries messages to and from the Resistance, knowing that the slightest
misstep means capture or death.
Soon Rose is assigned to a new
mission with Lazare Aron, a French Resistance fighter who has watched
his beloved Paris become a shell of itself, with desolate streets and
buildings draped in Swastikas. Since his parents were sent to a German
work camp, Lazare has dedicated himself to the cause with the same
fervor as Rose. Yet Rose’s very loyalty brings risks as she undertakes a
high-stakes prison raid, and discovers how much she may have to
sacrifice to justify Churchill’s faith in her . . .
Post a Comment
0 Comments