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Code Name: Lise
- The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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Publisher's Summary
National Best Seller
A Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist
Florida Book Awards Silver Medalist
Featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, New York Newsday, and on Today!
Best Nonfiction Books to Read in 2019 - Woman’s Day
The Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out This Year - BookBub
“A nonfiction thriller.” (The Wall Street Journal)
From New York Times and international best-selling author of the “gripping” (Michael Connelly, number-one New York Times best-selling author) Into the Lion’s Mouth comes the extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II - perfect for fans of Unbroken, The Nightingale, and Code Girls.
The year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing. Odette Sansom decides to follow in her war hero father’s footsteps by becoming an SOE agent to aid Britain and her beloved homeland, France. Five failed attempts and one plane crash later, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission. It is here that she meets her commanding officer, Captain Peter Churchill.
As they successfully complete mission after mission, Peter and Odette fall in love. All the while, they are being hunted by the cunning German secret police sergeant, Hugo Bleicher, who finally succeeds in capturing them. They are sent to Paris’s Fresnes prison, and from there to concentration camps in Germany where they are starved, beaten, and tortured. But in the face of despair, they never give up hope, their love for each other, or the whereabouts of their colleagues.
In Code Name: Lise, Larry Loftis paints a portrait of true courage, patriotism, and love - of two incredibly heroic people who endured unimaginable horrors and degradations. He seamlessly weaves together the touching romance between Odette and Peter and the thrilling cat and mouse game between them and Sergeant Bleicher. With this amazing testament to the human spirit, Loftis proves once again that he is adept at writing “nonfiction that reads like a page-turning novel” (Parade).
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- Anonymous User
- 11-01-2023
Amazing book, incredible story ❤️
2 years after listening to this for the first time, I still remember parts of the story with awe. highly recommend
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- Anonymous User
- 04-12-2019
interesting listen, great story
really enjoyed the story and not too much is sugar coated.
it was hard to following sometimes but overall really enjoyable.
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- Lauren Wilson
- 25-12-2021
Dreadful narration
A good read totally ruined by the constant,irritating use of "accents". It became too much,and,I was forced to give this book away. Very disappointing,and,I could see no purpose for the annoying foreign accents by Kate Reading.
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