The Alice Network: A Reese's Book Club Pick
by Kate Quinn
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NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY BESTSELLER
#1 GLOBE AND MAIL HISTORICAL FICTION BESTSELLER
One of NPR's Best Books of the Year!
One of Bookbub's Biggest Historical Fiction Books of the Year!
Reese Witherspoon Book Club Summer Reading Pick!
A Girly Book Club Book of the Year!
A Summer Book Pick from Good Housekeeping, Parade, Library Journal, Goodreads, Liz and Lisa, and BookBub
In an enthralling new dual timeline historical fiction 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 solve the historical mystery of 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, this young female spy is 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.
"Both funny and heartbreaking, this epic journey of two courageous women is an unforgettable tale of little-known wartime glory and sacrifice. Quinn knocks it out of the park with this spectacular book!"--Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling author of America's First Daughter
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780062654199
EAN:
9780062654199
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
560
Authors:
Kate Quinn
Publisher:
William Morrow & Company

I recommend this book to anyone who read and enjoyed The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. This is set in the same time period, WW2 and is more intense and edge-of-your-seat type reading. I love the French women spies aspect of it all. I enjoyed this book so much I will probably be reading it again in a year.
I re command this book to anyone who likes historical fiction. I loved the way the book alternated between Eve's story and Charlie's. I nearly cheered out loud when they gave Rene his due.
I enjoyed this book because it was not all prim and proper with harsh vocabulary from tough women who had seen real wartime spy action. I read it pretty fast because I did not want to put it down. I have read a lot of war time historical fiction, this is one of my favorites.
This book brings WW1 and WW2 alive with a gripping story about the roles women played in these wars. I put everything on hold to finish this book!
5 stars. Looking forward to reading other books by this author. Dual time line of past and present seamless from one chapter to the next and not to give any thing away, a very satisfying ending.
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