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The English Agent

By: Clare Harvey
Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
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From the best-selling author of The Gunner Girl - how far will two women go to survive WWII?

Having suffered a traumatic experience in the Blitz, Edie feels utterly disillusioned with life in wartime London. The chance to work with the Secret Operations Executive (SOE) helping the resistance in Paris offers a fresh start. Codenamed ‘Yvette’, she’s parachuted into France and met by the two other members of her SOE cell. Who can she trust?

Back in London, Vera desperately needs to be made a UK citizen to erase the secrets of her past. Working at the foreign office in charge of agents presents an opportunity for blackmail. But when she loses contact with one agent in the field, codenamed Yvette, her loyalties are torn.

This unabridged audio version is read by Charlotte Strevens. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction
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Critic reviews

'Will delight all those who love a good wartime story' (Dilly Court on The Gunner Girl)
'An irresistible tale of friendship, love and heartache during WW2 that had me enthralled' (Kate Furnivall, author of The Betrayal, on The Gunner Girl)
'Heart-warming, enjoyable and full of surprises, I loved The Gunner Girl' (Elizabeth Chadwick, author of Templar Silks, on The Gunner Girl)
'Clare Harvey is an exceptional new talent. The Gunner Girl offers a stunningly realistic vision of the WW2 era, through the intertwined lives and loves of three very different women. The story is brought to life by razor sharp dialogue, an eye for period details and a taut plot which never becomes sentimental' (Kate Rhodes, author of Hell Bay, on The Gunner Girl)
'The sense of period, the descriptive prose and the superb writing make The English Agent a real page-turner. Clare is certainly a gifted storyteller’ (Ellie Dean on The English Agent)
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I saw this audio book and was a bit put off by the cover in the title details - I initially thought it was going to be a bit of a ‘Mills and Boon’ romance. I checked the feedback out on Amazon and was pleasantly surprised. Although this is a work of fiction, it centres around real characters at the heart of the SOE. It sheds light on some of the little known facts about the organisation such as double agents and mistakes being made by Baker Street following British agents capture - I looked these up whilst listening and was surprised to find documented evidence to support the story line. Overall it’s a great listen and I’d recommend to anyone interested in this period of history.

Don’t judge a book by its cover!

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I just couldn’t put this book down...very gritty...loved it!!

Can’t wait to start the next one now!!

Absolutely fantastic book!!

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I enjoyed listening to this book, the story is quite similar too Code Name Lise, but it's still a good book in it's own right. I felt at time the story rambled a bit and deviated into the characters dreams, some of which seemed irrelevant to the story. The narration was very good and I'm glad i got this book, and am now listening to another book from this author.

Enjoyable book

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Lovely war time story which I really enjoyed.
Loved all the little pieces of information which someone of my age wouldn’t know about.
Loved the narration, that made the story come to life.

Loved it

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