4.3
Romans literatuur
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, 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.
© 2017 HarperAudio (Luisterboek): 9780062676603
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 6 juni 2017
4.3
Romans literatuur
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, 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.
© 2017 HarperAudio (Luisterboek): 9780062676603
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 6 juni 2017
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Shadira
13 okt 2020
Novelizing history is a dangerous game. Done badly, it can be tacky, cheesy, and – at very worst – offensive. Warping historical context to create a compelling story risks misrepresenting real human experience. The best historical fiction writers are able to deftly maneuver within the strict timelines given to them and use real people and real stories to bolster the narrative. In her novel The Alice Network, Kate Quinn has taken history and, with only minor adjustments and additions, woven a beautifully moving story about war, friendship, and the lasting effects of trauma on the human psyche. Told in alternating points of view between Charlotte’s present day search and Eve’s introduction to secret intelligence in the First World War, The Alice Network explores the total destruction of war, the strength of women, and the unbelievable lengths human beings will go to in times of chaos to protect those they love.
Jane
1 jun 2020
I loved this book because the two story lines in two different times blended very well. Loved the characters, very well written. Exciting, intens and at times moving.
Annelies
24 jan 2022
Very well written book with the two stories cleverly entwined. Well read too, would definitely recommend it.
Esther
15 mrt 2023
Great book!
Elaine
14 mrt 2023
I loved it. It had a good mix of emotions. Also well read.
Aije
17 jun 2022
Wow
Connie
14 apr 2024
Loved reading this book.
Rene
22 nov 2021
Splendid in Total
Vivian
5 apr 2021
A lovely book that weaved together the stories of two very different women. Women who both started out naive, who were both faced with hard choices, and who both learned from each other how to be brave.Eve's experiences during WWI are really without parallel. When we meet her, we can see how heavy a burden they still pose on her, with her sour demeanor and incessent drinking. We meet her in 1947, through the eyes of Charlie, a naive pregnant unmarried American socialite, who impulsively knocks on Eve's door in search of a cousin she hasn't seen since before the start of WWII. Together with Finn, Eve's handy man they set out on the search of all of their lives. Masterful!
Joop
4 aug 2023
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