Mara Timon
Autore di City of Spies
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Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- female
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DeltaQueen50 | 2 altre recensioni | May 20, 2023 | I actually read "Resistance", the second book in this series first, then this novel. However, I didn't feel disadvantaged in any way because of it. SOE agent, Elizabeth de Mornay, code name Cecile, was a great protagonist - fiery, intelligent and capable. There was also a large cast of secondary characters who all added to the story in one way or another.
The author did an excellent job blending fact and fiction together to create an engaging story and I enjoyed learning about the important role Portugal played during WWII. There were plenty of twists and turns, and the tension definitely builds to the final chapters. The ending left readers wanting to scramble for the next book. Overall, a very entertaining, thrilling read.… (altro)
The author did an excellent job blending fact and fiction together to create an engaging story and I enjoyed learning about the important role Portugal played during WWII. There were plenty of twists and turns, and the tension definitely builds to the final chapters. The ending left readers wanting to scramble for the next book. Overall, a very entertaining, thrilling read.… (altro)
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HeatherLINC | 2 altre recensioni | Jan 26, 2023 | It was only after I finished "Resistance" that I realised it was the second book in a series but I did not feel disadvantaged for not having read "City of Spies" first. The author did a great job with the backstory and "Resistance" turned out to be a good historical espionage novel with convincing female protagonists who had to learn to trust each other with their lives. Narrated by Elisabeth (codename Cecile), the action and tension ramped up the more I read and I admired her resilience, bravery and determination. I also liked how the plot focused on how English spies were sent to help the French Resistance. However, the end was sand. An enjoyable read.… (altro)
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HeatherLINC | Aug 26, 2022 | I must confess that I do not really know much about what happened during world war two and I have never really been interested in war stories, films, books, fact or fiction.. So when I started reading City of Spies I did so not knowing if this was really going to be my sort of book.
I soon decided that it was a book that I would enjoy reading and that was probably because the main character was a woman. So I continued reading and I did learn a lot from the story. For a start, I did not know what a `SOE' was because I had never heard of ` Special Operations Executive' before and I also did not know that Portugal was neutral during the conflict.
So not only did I learn a lot of history from the book, I had a great time reading a very exciting story.… (altro)
I soon decided that it was a book that I would enjoy reading and that was probably because the main character was a woman. So I continued reading and I did learn a lot from the story. For a start, I did not know what a `SOE' was because I had never heard of ` Special Operations Executive' before and I also did not know that Portugal was neutral during the conflict.
So not only did I learn a lot of history from the book, I had a great time reading a very exciting story.… (altro)
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nuttybooklady | 2 altre recensioni | Oct 29, 2020 | Liste
Statistiche
- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 54
- Popolarità
- #299,230
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 17
- Lingue
- 2
Into this city arrives, Elisabeth, a female SOE agent who just narrowly escaped capture in France. She is given the disguise of Solange, a French woman sympathetic to the Germans. Her mission is to get close to the Germans and pass her gathered information on to the British. In a city where no one can be trusted, Elizabeth must work her wiles with both skill and care.
I really enjoyed City of Spies, but would definitely call it “Espionage Light”. There is as much attention given to fashion and romance as there is to politics and danger. I was relishing the book right up to the last page when I suddenly realized that the story was going to be left somewhat hanging and there would be at least one more book to come. Since Elizabeth was fun to read about, I immediately went and secured myself a copy of the next book, Resistance.… (altro)