****Based on the thrilling real-life story of a socialite spy and
astonishing woman who killed a Nazi with her bare hands and went on to
become one of the most decorated women in WWII--from the New York
Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia
"This fully animated portrait of Nancy Wake...will fascinate readers
of World War II history and thrill fans of fierce, brash, independent
women, alike." --Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author
of Before We Were Yours
Told in interweaving timelines organized around the four code names
Nancy used during the war, Code Name Hélène is a spellbinding and
moving story of enduring love, remarkable sacrifice and unfaltering
resolve that chronicles the true exploits of a woman who deserves to be
a household name.
It is 1936 and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in
Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for Hearst newspaper
when she meets the wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca. No sooner
does Henri sweep Nancy off her feet and convince her to become Mrs.
Fiocca than the Germans invade France and she takes yet another name: a
code name.
As Lucienne Carlier, Nancy smuggles people and documents across the
border. Her success and her remarkable ability to evade capture earns
her the nickname The White Mouse from the Gestapo. With a five million
franc bounty on her head, Nancy is forced to escape France and leave
Henri behind. When she enters training with the Special Operations
Executives in Britain, her new comrades are instructed to call her
Helene. And finally, with mission in hand, Nancy is airdropped back into
France as the deadly Madam Andree, where she claims her place as one of
the most powerful leaders in the French Resistance, armed with a
ferocious wit, her signature red lipstick, and the ability to summon
weapons straight from the Allied Forces.
But no one can protect Nancy if the enemy finds out these four women are
one and the same, and the closer to liberation France gets, the more
exposed she**--and the people she loves--**become.
