Book
Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Madame Fiocca
Subtitle: The Remarkable
True WWII Story of Nancy Wake
Author:
Suzy Henderson
Genre: Historical Action
Part of a series? No
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48552830-madame-fiocca
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 4.5/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
This is the second book I’ve read by this author.
Although I enjoyed “The Beauty Shop” better, this book is another well-written
and action-packed novel.
We meet Nancy Wake as she moves from her
native Australia to America, England and eventually France. In France she finds
a home, working as a journalist. The story starts just before the second World
War and continues through the war. Nancy meets the love of her life, Henri
Fiocca and they marry. However, Nancy can’t stand by and do nothing when she
notices innocent people being persecuted and eventually needs to escape
herself.
Nothing can stop her from returning to the
war effort and her beloved Henri.
What
I liked about the book:
The book was action-packed and again based on
real-life.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
There was nothing to dislike.
My
favourite bits in the book:
The book is brilliant in its entirety.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
It’s difficult to tell you without giving
away too much from the story.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
This author has written another book, also around
the second World War, “The Beauty Shop”, which is also worth a read.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
This book and the previous one are a fabulous
mix of fiction interlaced with a big dose of actual history. It fits in well
with other books that do the same.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Yes |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like romantic war stories based on actual events,
this book may be the book for you.
I’m
certainly looking forward to reading more by this author.
Book
Description by Author:
A gripping tale of love and espionage in
Occupied France, based on true events.
February 1933: When her aunt gifts her two
hundred pounds, twenty-year-old Nancy Wake embarks on a world cruise.
Afterwards, she becomes a journalist and finds work in Paris. The city is
glamorous, brimming with journalists, artists, and refugees.
While travelling across Europe on
assignments, she catches the eye of wealthy industrialist Henri Fiocca, and
destiny intervenes.
But as clouds of war swarm over Europe,
German troops are on the march. Horrified when she witnesses Nazis whipping
Jews on Vienna’s streets, Nancy vows to stop them if she ever has the chance.
When Paris falls, an encounter with a British
officer draws her into the heart of an escape network. Soon she is caught in a
deadly game of espionage.
As the iron fist of the enemy tightens, Nancy
and Henri face a heart-breaking decision.
What happens when doing right is the road to
ruin?
A must-read gripping adventure based on the
true story of Nancy Wake, Gestapo’s most wanted in World War Two France.
About
the Author:
The
Beauty Shop, my debut novel, was awarded the B.R.A.G. Medallion. It is based on
the true story of Sir Archibald McIndoe and the Guinea Pig Club - an exclusive
club for RAF pilots and airmen who required plastic surgery as a result of
their war injuries and were under the care of this enigmatic New Zealander and
pioneering plastic surgeon.
My
second novel, Madame Fiocca, was released in 2019. Based on a true story, this
gripping adventure follows the tempestuous life of Nancy Wake before and during
the Second World War.
Spitfire,
a short story, was released in 2020 and is set during WW2.
To
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I
live with my family on the edge of the Lake District, an area that has always
inspired me. After a career in healthcare, I studied creative writing and
English at The Open University and fell in love with writing. Armed with a pen,
a love of reading and a growing obsession with military and aviation history, I
slipped seamlessly into writing historical fiction.
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do catch up with me on social media here:
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