Liberation

Imogen Kealey

This fastmoving action thriller is inspired by the true story of

World War II heroine Nancy

Wake, a courier for the French Resistance and later a saboteur and spy parachuted back into France. Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Wake, initially a journalist, is credited with helping Allied airmen escape from occupied France.

The Gestapo named her the ‘White Mouse’ because she was so difficult to catch, placing a large bounty on her head and capturing and torturing her wealthy French husband, Henri. While some of the characters are imaginary, some events are invented and the author changes the real timeline to suit the plot, lovers of historical fiction will find Liberation a riveting read. M.Egan