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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

By: Simon Mawer
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
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The wonderful new novel from the Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Glass Room is both a gripping adventure story and a moving meditation on patriotism, betrayal and the limits of love.

Marian Sutro is an outsider: the daughter of a diplomat, half French, half British, naive yet too clever for her own good. But when she is recruited from her desk job by SOE to go undercover in wartime France, it seems her hybrid status - and fluent French - will be of service to a greater, more dangerous cause. Trained in sabotage, dead-drops, how to perform under interrogation and how to kill, Marian parachutes into south-west France with an urgent mission…©2012 Simon Mawer (P)2012 W F Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Thought-Provoking
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I enjoyed this audio book and was engrossed by the heroine's exploits in occupied France as she evaded the Nazis, fell in love and helped the French resistance. The narrator brought characters to life and I was sorry when the book ended. I felt a sequel is needed to tell us what happened next to the players in this exciting story.

An exciting story

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Why do I (and you) like stories tied up with the last war? That is something that would take up too many characters to discuss - but I can say in very simple terms that this is an absolutely excellent book - well written and well read (bearing in mind the vast array of characters this cannot have been easy). The reason I have given it a final 5 star is however its ending - which took me completely by surprise and which I think about every day.

Like WW2 related stories-if so you will like this

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Ever wonder what goes on in a spy's head? This historical thriller gives a pretty good account. Spine-tingling and also emotional... this story has both plot and character development. Oh... and some good twists!

Loads of intrigue

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The combination of Mawer's luminous writing and Anna Bentinck's perfect reading makes for a wonderful listening experience. I agree with another reviewer that the nuclear physics bit could have been shorter but that's the only bit of the whole book that didn't totally grip me. I had to stop listening at night during the last section as I knew I wouldn't sleep with so much tension racheting up. And after the ending you will be left asking yourself a lot of questions about the value of these wartime operations set against the personal cost to those involved.

Compulsive listening

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Loved this book, but I am a sucker for a happy ending and this hasn't got one!
Beautifully crafted and the story is quick-paced and full of exciting twists and turns.
I had to downgrade the overall story purely because of the ending....
Read and enjoy - I did.

Good Read, really well told

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