A young woman is caught up in a dangerous double life on behalf of her country
during World War Two in Spy, by the world's favourite storyteller Danielle
Steel. At eighteen, Alexandra Wickham is presented to King George V and Queen
Mary. She is a stunning beauty who seems destined for a privileged life. But
fate, a world war and her own quietly rebellious nature lead her down a
different path. By 1939, Britain is at war. From her home in idyllic Hampshire
Alex makes her way to London as a nursing volunteer. But her fluency in French
and German draws the attention of another, more secret, branch of the service.
Within a year, Alex is immersed in a new world, shocking her family in
trousers and bright red lipstick. But she is forbidden to tell anyone about
her work, not even the pilot she falls in love with. While her country and
those dearest to her pay the terrible price of war, Alex learns the art of
espionage, leading to life-and-death missions and a long career in exotic
places and historic times. Spy follows Alex's extraordinary adventures during
the war, and afterwards all over the world, when her husband, Richard, enters
the foreign service. She lives life on the edge, with a secret she must always
keep hidden.
A young woman is caught up in a dangerous double life on behalf of her country
during World War Two in Spy, by the world's favourite storyteller Danielle
Steel. At eighteen, Alexandra Wickham is presented to King George V and Queen
Mary. She is a stunning beauty who seems destined for a privileged life. But
fate, a world war and her own quietly rebellious nature lead her down a
different path. By 1939, Britain is at war. From her home in idyllic Hampshire
Alex makes her way to London as a nursing volunteer. But her fluency in French
and German draws the attention of another, more secret, branch of the service.
Within a year, Alex is immersed in a new world, shocking her family in
trousers and bright red lipstick. But she is forbidden to tell anyone about
her work, not even the pilot she falls in love with. While her country and
those dearest to her pay the terrible price of war, Alex learns the art of
espionage, leading to life-and-death missions and a long career in exotic
places and historic times. Spy follows Alex's extraordinary adventures during
the war, and afterwards all over the world, when her husband, Richard, enters
the foreign service. She lives life on the edge, with a secret she must always
keep hidden.
