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I am a huge fan and reader of british spyespionage novels. Reading guide from the spymistress penguin random house. The deadline for your entries is wednesday, may 6th at noon et. Another book on world war ii by william stevenson, the author of the phenomenally successful but utterly unreliable a man called intrepid, will surely make the cognoscenti wonder whether stevenson learned anything from the slings and arrows so cruelly aimed at his earlier book, himself, and the late sir william stephenson. When her beloved richmond becomes the capitol of the confederacy, van lew uses her social standing, her family fortune, and an appeal to christian charity to minister to the needs of. Wartime espionage secrets and spies books and arts the. A novel by jennifer chiaverini, about the friendship between mary todd lincoln and elizabeth hobbs keckley, a former slave who won her freedom by the skill of her needle. Find resources for your book club, whether it meets in your living room or across cyberspace. Attend worship to hear sermons that will focus on some of the chapters of the book. Spymistress, by william stevenson, a canadabased author of books about espionage, claims she was the greatest female agent of world. The true story of the greatest female secret agent of world war ii kindle edition. Im even more interested in those that are not so well known. Pledging her loyalty to the lincoln white house, her courage would never waver, even as her wartime actions threatened not only her reputation. Praise for the spymistress readers of historical and inspirational fiction will admire van.
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