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hermetic

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14. Purnell looks like a great writer
Sun May 22, 2022, 04:58 PM
May 2022

Her book, Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition, sounds quite interesting.

A Woman of No Importance:
Viginia Hall was one of the greatest spies in American history, yet her story remains untold. Sonia Purnell uncovers the captivating story of a powerful, influential, yet shockingly overlooked heroine of the Second World War. At a time when sending female secret agents into enemy territory was still strictly forbidden, Virginia Hall came to be known as the "Madonna of the Resistance," coordinating a network of spies to blow up bridges, report on German troop movements, arrange equipment drops for Resistance agents, and recruit and train guerilla fighters. Even as her face covered WANTED posters throughout Europe, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate. She finally escaped with her life in a grueling hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown, and her associates all imprisoned or executed.

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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. madaboutharry May 2022 #1
That is a good one hermetic May 2022 #2
Gemma Halliday's Jaime Bond series SheltieLover May 2022 #3
Still in a reading slump The King of Prussia May 2022 #4
Hi, wasn't ignoring you hermetic May 2022 #7
Kindle bedtime reading Jilly_in_VA May 2022 #5
Sounds interesting hermetic May 2022 #8
Firmin by Sam Savage mizogan May 2022 #6
That sounds delightful hermetic May 2022 #9
Sounds like a fun read! SheltieLover May 2022 #10
The Man From St. Petersburg, by Ken Follett northoftheborder May 2022 #11
Yeah, that Abrams book hermetic May 2022 #12
Thank you for the weekly thread, hermetic. I would love to visit that book shop. japple May 2022 #13
Purnell looks like a great writer hermetic May 2022 #14
Picked back up "Pegasus Descending" by James Lee Burke. TexLaProgressive May 2022 #15
Convinced me hermetic May 2022 #16
The odd thing is there's a lot of time between the 2 Robicheaux novels I've read. TexLaProgressive May 2022 #18
"The Lost Diary of Venice" by Margaux DeRoux bif May 2022 #17
How's this one coming along? hermetic May 2022 #19
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