Jackdaws
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From Publishers Weekly
Time is running out. With D-Day rapidly approaching, the Nazis are actively trying to quash the French resistance. Meanwhile, Britain's Special Operations branch is working hard to supply the resistance with intelligence, supplies and agents. Felicity "Flick" Clairet is one of England's most effective operatives in northern France. Having failed in an assault on the Nazis' main European telephone exchange, she regroups in England for another attempt, this time with an all-female team that will infiltrate the exchange under the guise of a French cleaning staff. Unfortunately, finding female agents fluent in French proves impossible and Flick resorts to crash-training nonprofessionals for the task. Imagine Charlie's Angels (minus the campiness) in The Guns of Navarone. Written in Follett's (Pillars of the Earth, etc.) riveting style and with his penchant for historical detail, the Jackdaws (the codename of the all-girl team) are given a heightened air of authenticity with Kate Reading's performance. She flavors her confident delivery with a wry cynicism that is inherent to Flick's character, and her use of international as well as regional accents keeps the rapid narrative flowing flawlessly.
Quite a good thriller. I liked the WWII setting in France.
Time is running out. With D-Day rapidly approaching, the Nazis are actively trying to quash the French resistance. Meanwhile, Britain's Special Operations branch is working hard to supply the resistance with intelligence, supplies and agents. Felicity "Flick" Clairet is one of England's most effective operatives in northern France. Having failed in an assault on the Nazis' main European telephone exchange, she regroups in England for another attempt, this time with an all-female team that will infiltrate the exchange under the guise of a French cleaning staff. Unfortunately, finding female agents fluent in French proves impossible and Flick resorts to crash-training nonprofessionals for the task. Imagine Charlie's Angels (minus the campiness) in The Guns of Navarone. Written in Follett's (Pillars of the Earth, etc.) riveting style and with his penchant for historical detail, the Jackdaws (the codename of the all-girl team) are given a heightened air of authenticity with Kate Reading's performance. She flavors her confident delivery with a wry cynicism that is inherent to Flick's character, and her use of international as well as regional accents keeps the rapid narrative flowing flawlessly.
Quite a good thriller. I liked the WWII setting in France.
May 8th 2007: Sent off to catsalive in Australia as a RABCK. I am so jealous - this book gets to travel to a place I have never been to!!:-)
Bookcrossers are wonderful people. Thankyou for this wishlist book, bluecat07. I hope you get to visit us down-under one day.
Quite a rousing story, but I didn't really enjoy the war setting. No more war stories for me, I think. Follett does write a good yarn, though.
Journal Entry 5 by catsalive at Southern Crossers, Donation -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 9, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (11/9/2015 UTC) at Southern Crossers, Donation -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to Billbooks for the November 2015 SCBE.
Keeping the feline link alive here 2 cats and my tiger pic. I look forward to a Ken Follett binge as I have several of his books to read
Journal Entry 7 by Billbooks at Waverley Pinewood Cinema in Mount Waverley, Victoria Australia on Friday, October 21, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (10/21/2016 UTC) at Waverley Pinewood Cinema in Mount Waverley, Victoria Australia
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The Ken Follett binge didn't happen so releasing this book
Journal Entry 8 by AnonymousFinder at Mount Waverley, Victoria Australia on Thursday, December 29, 2016
Good reading! Finished it in three sittings. Have read other books by Ken Follett. Recommend "On Wings of Eagles"
Returned book to Pinewood Cinema, Mount Waverley, Victoria 29/12/2016.
Returned book to Pinewood Cinema, Mount Waverley, Victoria 29/12/2016.