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The Alice Network
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
In an enthralling new historical novel from national best-selling author Kate Quinn, two women - a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947 - are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.
It's 1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive. So when Charlie's parents banish her to Europe to have her "little problem" taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London, determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister.
It's 1915. A year into the Great War, Eve Gardiner burns to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets her chance when she's recruited to work as a spy. Sent into enemy-occupied France, she's trained by the mesmerizing Lili, the "Queen of Spies", who manages a vast network of secret agents right under the enemy's nose.
Thirty years later, haunted by the betrayal that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days drunk and secluded in her crumbling London house. Until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn't heard in decades and launches them both on a mission to find the truth...no matter where it leads.
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- humphreys_girl
- 08-11-20
Rich, Moving, engrossing
By far one of my favourite listens. A storyline that kept me guessing and hoping. Not always a comfortable listen but a rich mix of loss and hope.
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- spidersankles
- 28-05-20
Enthralling
It was like the nicest treat you could ever have. There was a temptation to gobble it up but I found myself savouring every word on every page not wanting the book to finish. I'll miss Charlie and Finn but Eve most of all. x
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- Stephanie Albert
- 19-06-18
Gripping story of strong women
A brillant book and really well read. I liked how it was about two women and their relationship and also the past. It started slowly but after an hour I couldn't stop listening!
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- Leoni
- 22-05-23
The story ended so deliciously
This was a very enjoyable read, shocking and blood chilling in parts, but boy did this end lekker! Loved the whole book
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- Lucy
- 10-03-24
A great book
It was a great story and liked all the characters. I found it interesting to read about WW1 and 2. The narrator is brilliant
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- Stephanie White
- 23-04-24
This was based on a real spy
This was a well crafted story around the true “Alice Network” and the main female spy that lead them in the First World War. I loved the characters, I loved the story, I loved the twists and turns of the story.
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- Petra 🤗📚📓🖋📮
- 22-07-17
simply a wonderful book..
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
The characters were strong and because it is told in past and present tense we see both characters at the same age yet lived totally different lives. What linked them was the cruelty which was set out by the Germans linked them in the most unusual of ways yet both their stories had me gripped.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I loved Eve Gardiner who narrated her own story of being a spy in war time France during the First and Second World War. Her bravery shone through yet her guilt which she carried from the First World War was slowly killing her, yet it took the friendship which was at the start grudgingly given by Charlie St Clair.. as Eve travelled through France employed by Charlie they did not realise they had one thing which connected them but it was going to take a long time before I found out what.. this is one story which had me gripped from the first word was spoken until the epilogue ... it truly is a five star read and listen..
Which scene did you most enjoy?
There was not one scene but the whole book was so well written I felt like I was an observer and this story was taken place in front of my eyes... the narrator was perfect and Saskia Maarleveld brought so much atmosphere and so much more to the storyline..
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
this is a story which needs to be told...
Any additional comments?
if you listen to one book this year make it this one
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- Adanaya
- 10-09-21
Brilliant.
l absolutely love Kate Quinn's books and this is one of my favourites. l love her characters, her dialogue, the plot, the scenery - listening once will not be enough. l've lost count of the times I've read it, and it won't be long before l'm sneaking back in to listen again.
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- G.H.
- 06-02-19
Fantastić
I enjoyed the story!! I felt the characters through out some with abated breath some with well l dare not say too much! Fantastic
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- Kindle Customer
- 10-02-18
I wanted it to go on and on.
Amazing story with characters you could easily relate to and care about. I want part two!
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