Two women in different decades of the 20th century — an American socialite searching for her missing cousin in 1947 France, and a female spy who operated in WWI. Their lives connect through a network of women who risked everything. One of the best historical fiction novels of the decade.
A couple of scenes — mostly the emotional journey carries this.
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Moods: Dual Timeline Empowering Historical Emotional
Tropes: Female Spies WWI and WWII Dual Timeline Revenge
The Alice Network was a real WWI espionage ring — the characters are fictional but inspired by real women.
Not at all — the story is self-contained.
Standalone, but Kate Quinn has several other WWII/WWI historical fiction novels.
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