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How did a young Parisian mother, celebrated for her beauty and glamour, come to lead the largest spy network in occupied France?

“A passionate, fiery tribute to a historical woman so extraordinary she almost defies belief.”—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Briar Club…

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Natasha Lester passionately brings to life the true story of one of history's unsung Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the only woman to lead a resistance network in WWII France. Marie-Madeleine Fourcade was an extraordinary woman. Mother. Rally-car driver. Journalist. A woman who was at the top of the Gestapo's most wanted list and suffered physical hardship and psychological pain in fighting for her beloved France.

This is a story about the very best people, those who endangered their own lives and the lives of their loved ones and associates, and the Nazis who tortured, raped, looted and murdered.

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