Wow! This is quite the intense historical fiction novel. Queenie is a British spy in Allied France during WWII and she has been captured by the Nazi's. She will do anything to avoid the torture that is leading up to her inevitable death. (because that is what happens to spies when they are caught). In an attempt to avoid torture and prolong her life, she decides cooperation is her best course of action, but she still does it on her terms. Instead of easily spelling out what the Nazi's want, she is giving it to them in narrative form. She is writing her story. You learn about her unbreakable friendship with Maddie a civilian pilot working for the British government. This is a wonderful story of friendship and bravery. There is a lot of detail about the role of some women during WWII as well as spies and pilots. I can't go into much more detail in the summary because, just like a spy, I don't want to give any secrets away. I CAN tell you this...there are lots of twists at the end that I did NOT see coming. This book kept me reading because I just had to find out what happened to Queenie and Maddie.
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