Featuring an exclusive excerpt from Kate Quinn’s next incredible historical novel, THE HUNTRESS
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In an enthralling new historical 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 find out 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, she’s 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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One of the best books I have read lately. Highly tout this book.
A must read
What would you do to survive WW11? Would you even try to save others? Loyalty is all betrayal means death or worse. A story of how women used their intelligence, skills, and wiles to survive, save others, and stay alive.
I stumbled on this book, knowing nothing about it, and couldn’t put it down.
I was completely engaged by the characters and their stories of bravery, pain and loss. I was sorry to see it end and it stayed with me long after I’d finished. While the convergence of the two story lines may seem a bit contrived, I still found it to be credible and I thought the author did a great job of staying true to the historical events that inspired this book and avoided succumbing to what could have been very easy “feel good” moments (like having some characters survive that ultimately didn’t). I’ve already recommended this book to several of my friends.
Very well written and a fascinating story
Another facet of WWI revealed. Fascinating
Difficult to read such a story, but even more so as it is based on true events, but fascinating episode of courageous women
An amazing read. Up all night finishing it. Good character development
I couldn’t put it down. Terrific book and a good lesson in historical narrative of WWI and WWII
This is what historical fiction is supposed to be and so rarely is. Faithful honoring of the real people behind her characters, Quinn offers a women’s point of a woman’s story. Highly recommended.
Enlightening historical fiction with realistic characters and outcomes. Great read!
Amazing women depicted in a clear rather than a “too tender” manner.
A wonderful read and learned about the real individuals that this book was based on. These women were extremely brave and heroes for all they did for their countries.
An intriguing premise, a cast of multilayered and often mysterious characters and a steady paced plot that builds up the tension with every page characterizes Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network. This is the first book I have read from the author and it was not disappointing at all.
The book starts in the year 1947, two years after the second world war has ended. Charlie St. Clair is in London enroute to Switzerland for a very special “appointment” that her mother has set up. But Charlie has another road she wants to take, to a woman who might lead her to find her lost cousin Rose. What enfolds next is the story about a group of women who happened to be spies during the first world war. They were known as the Alice Network. Both Charlie and her quest to find Rose, and Eve and her deep abiding hatred for one man intertwined to result in one story that spans decades.
The Alice Network is based on historical facts but rather than a dry retelling of history, the women in this book jumps alive with their words, their experiences and their hopes for the future. The chapters give alternative viewpoints as well as differing time periods but it flows seamlessly in the telling of the story. It has a sort of happily ever after that only time and acceptance can give for Charlie, Finn and Eve. A fitting ending for this wonderful book.