This is the intimate story of two young women in WWII: one is a spy, the other a pilot. An excellent choice for thoughtful, mature listeners.- Robin Levin, U.S. Narration by Morven Christie and Lucy Gaskell is superb, especially with Scottish, British, French, German, and English so beautifully spoken. Wein is a master at recounting both horrible events and the emotional subtleties which define the lives of these two heroines. Graphic accounts of torture and death are put forth in explicit detail. At times details about airplanes, mechanics, incendiaries, and such leave listeners feeling woefully inadequate. The prisoner's testimony is crafted to confess the truth, while misleading her Nazi interrogators. The friends are separated after this tragedy, and they (and listeners) are left to wonder if both of them have survived. The story unfolds gracefully through written confessions of one of the women who was captured by Nazis after their plane went down in France. Though from opposite stations in life, Maddie and Queenie (Verity) are both brash, confident, and beautiful, and their friendship is heartfelt. Gr 9 Up-Wein's award-winning novel (Hyperion, 2012) is a brilliant story of two young women during World War II who are brought together to support the British RAF.
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