A riveting story of World War II and the courage of one young woman as
she is drafted into Churchill's overseas spy network, aiding the French
Resistance behind enemy lines and working to liberate Nazi-occupied
Paris...
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 . . .
"A rousing historical novel." - The Akron Beacon Journal, Best Books
of the Year for Churchill's Secret Messenger
