{"product_id":"the-undercover-secretary-based-on-a-true-story-an-unputdownable-and-heartbreaking-world-war-two-novel-9781837900459","title":"The Undercover Secretary: Based on a true story, an unputdownable and heartbreaking World War Two novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrance, 1942. \"With tremendous effort, I forced myself to hold his gaze. My heart was thrashing inside my chest like a bird battering its wings. The room was suddenly devoid of air. Time itself stood still. They knew who I was. They knew what I'd done.\" This heartbreaking World War Two page-turner\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003etells the incredible true story Dora Schaul, one of history's most courageous women.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a misty Wednesday morning. Inside the Gestapo headquarters, you could cut the tension with a knife. 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The person who fetched them tea, typed their letters, and made them laugh was their enemy. And my day of reckoning had arrived...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Alice Network\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e The Lilac Girls \u003c\/em\u003ewill be utterly swept away by this emotional page-turner about the brave woman who risked her life every day by coming face-to-face with enemy-the monsters who killed her loved ones.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders love Ellie Midwood: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eAMAZING read!\u003c\/strong\u003e I \u003cstrong\u003eloved this so much!\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eSensational\u003c\/strong\u003e... 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Hands down, \u003cstrong\u003e a five-star must-read\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellie Midwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bookouture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837900459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ellie Midwood \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659162796189,"sku":"9781837900459","price":26.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f7b70318-b7d7-474c-b05f-50d60822e435.jpg?v=1771351974","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-undercover-secretary-based-on-a-true-story-an-unputdownable-and-heartbreaking-world-war-two-novel-9781837900459","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}