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"As exciting as any spy novel" (Daily News, New York), The Princess
Spy follows the hidden history of an ordinary American girl who became
one of the OSS's most daring World War II spies before marrying into
European nobility. Perfect for fans of A Woman of No Importance and
Code Girls.
When Aline Griffith was born in a quiet suburban New York hamlet, no one
had any idea that she would go on to live "a life of glamour and danger
that Ingrid Bergman only played at in Notorious" (Time). As the
United States enters the Second World War, the young college graduate is
desperate to aid in the war effort, but no one is interested in a
bright-eyed young woman whose only career experience is modeling
clothes.
Aline's life changes when, at a dinner party, she meets a man named
Frank Ryan and reveals how desperately she wants to do her part for her
country. Within a few weeks, he helps her join the Office of Strategic
Services--forerunner of the CIA. With a code name and expert training
under her belt, she is sent to Spain to be a coder, but is soon given
the additional assignment of infiltrating the upper echelons of society,
mingling with high-ranking officials, diplomats, and titled Europeans.
Against this glamorous backdrop of galas and dinner parties, she
recruits sub-agents and engages in deep-cover espionage.
Even after marrying the Count of Romanones, one of the wealthiest men in
Spain, Aline secretly continues her covert activities, being given
special assignments when abroad that would benefit from her impeccable
pedigree and social connections.
"[A] meticulously researched, beautifully crafted work of nonfiction
that reads like a James Bond thriller" (Bookreporter), The Princess
Spy brings to vivid life the dazzling adventures of a spirited American
woman who risked everything to serve her country.
