![]() ![]() She had courage, ingenuity, and resourcefulness, frequently sneaking across hostile borders under German searchlights and armed sentries, the ground being littered with the bodies of refugees who had been spotted and shot. "With dozens of operatives under her command, Lili asserts that the Germans will never be able to find her: “I’m a handful of water, running everywhere.” Lili, (Louise de Bettignies) was called a "regular Joan of Arc." Lili, codenamed Alice, the “queen of spies” and the covert Alice Network, infiltrate the German lines in rural France. Working with two timelines, the author transitions the story between WWI and the aftermath of WWII. I kept putting it down to think and then relishing the time together again. ![]() ![]() "The Alice Network" is a historical fiction book based on the true life of a WWI woman spy, Louise de Bettignies.Īn incredible story, it leaves the reader with mixed emotions of suspense, dread, elation, and inspiration lingering with you throughout the span of the novel. I didn’t want the story to end. Books about unknown women like "Hidden Figures," "Girl Waits with Gun," "Mrs. ![]()
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