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The Wolves at the Door
The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy | Judith L Pearson
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"Judith Pearson does a remarkable job of bringing one of America's greatest spies back to life. I highly recommend this story of derring-do and white knuckles suspense." Patrick O'Donnell, Combat Historian and Author of Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs The remarkable story of one of WWIIs greatest spies. Virginia Hall left her comfortable Baltimore roots in 1931 to follow a dream of becoming a Foreign Service Officer. After watching Hitler roll over Poland and France, she enlisted to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), a secret espionage and sabotage organization. She was soon deployed to occupied France where, if captured, imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Gestapo was all but assured. Against such an ominous backdrop, Hall managed to locate drop zones for money and weapons, helped escaped POWs and downed Allied airmen flee to England, and secured safe houses for agents. And she did it all on one leg: Virginia Hall had lost her left leg before the war in a hunting accident. Soon, wanted posters appeared throughout France, offering a reward for her capture. By winter of 1942, Hall had to flee France via the only route possible: a hike on foot through the frozen Pyrnes Mountains into neutral Spain. Upon her return to England, the American espionage organization, the Office of Special Services, recruited her and sent her back to France disguised as an old peasant woman. While there, she was responsible for killing 150 German soldiers and capturing 500 others. Sabotaging communications and transportation links and directing resistance activities, her work helped change the course of the war. This is the true story of Virginia Hall. "Riveting..." Publishers Weekly
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Thanks for the tag @Meaw_catlady 😘

1. Tagged!
2. No plot, story drags on and on with no real action, lack of character development, too many stereotypes, overuse of tropes, and just because I‘m not feeling the story
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Meaw_catlady 🥰🥰 4y
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#friyayintro

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3. Tagged, but I haven‘t read as many as I had planned 😕 hoping to get a few more in with #24b4Monday
4. Sending much 💗 to my #isolationinteraction buddy @RachelO 😘

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💗💗💗 4y
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Incredible read. 5🌟 I highly recommend this book, along with Code Girls.

She was honored highest civilian honors by the governments 3 countries, but thought it nonsense because:

“Bestowing an award on her simply for doing her work was as ludicrous as giving one to the horse that pulled a milk cart. And receiving it at a public ceremony in the White House was out of the question.” (On being awarded the U.S. Distinguished Service Cross)
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wanderinglynn She would‘ve been an amazing woman to meet. Not only having to overcome the challenges of gender (which funnily enough she faced more of *after* the war), but also disability. Incredible. Her story is one that should be a must-read. 4y
wanderinglynn ***Trigger warnings*** this is a book about WWII and because of her role, the book does discuss some of the horrors that resistance members and others faced during this time. There are some torture descriptions. It‘s not graphic, but a stark & harsh reality. And so that may not be good for some to read. 4y
Booklover57 I will have to read this book. 4y
Crazeedi Great review, it sounds really good and what a hero! 4y
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“The wolves are at the door.” In reference to Nazi soldiers in Crozant, France, March 1944.

Just finished the prologue to the tagged and WOW! What an incredible start! I can already tell that I‘m not going to be able to put this book down.

Singout Just got this from the library too! 4y
wanderinglynn @Singout I‘ll be interested to hear your thoughts. 4y
Singout Oops, my book is Tell the Wolves I'm Home. Sorry! 4y
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wanderinglynn @Singout 😂 yeah, that book is a bit different from this one 4y
Chrissyreadit I wonder if I should get this for my teens to read.... 4y
Chrissyreadit Ohh! It‘s on kindle unlimited!! Just added it. 4y
wanderinglynn @Chrissyreadit 👍🏻 I‘ll be interested to hear y‘all‘s thoughts 😀 4y
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LadyCordelia
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This book is an amazing true story about an American female spy working during World War 2. Beautifully and breathtakingly written non-fiction. I was on the edge of my seat reading this inspirational story.

wanderinglynn I enjoyed this book too. 👍🏻 4y
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