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Code Name Verity
Elizabeth Wein
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Description for Code Name Verity
Paperback. Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. When a vital mission goes wrong, and one of the friends has to bail out of a faulty plane over France, she is captured by the Gestapo and becomes a prisoner of war. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 318.
A novel that will capture your heart and then shatter it into a thousand pieces. '‘I just can’t recommend it enough.’’ MAGGIE STIEFVATER
'‘It has been a while since I was so ... Read morecaptivated by a character’', THE GUARDIAN
‘‘Remarkable’', DAILY MAIL
‘Rich and rewarding', THE SCOTSMAN
‘‘This is one for you’', SUGARSCAPE
'I have two weeks. You'll shoot me at the end no matter what I do.'
Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat – one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. When a vital mission goes wrong, one of the friends is captured by the Gestapo and becomes a prisoner of war. The story begins in ‘Verity’s’ own words, as she writes her account for her captors.
Truth or lies? Honour or betrayal? Everything they’ve ever believed in is put to the test …
This heartbreaking World War II novel of adventure, love and female friendship from award-winning Elizabeth Wein is perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Women, Laura Nowlin’s If He Had Been With Me and Marcus Zusak’s The Book Thief
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Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
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About Elizabeth Wein
Carnegie shortlisted author, Elizabeth Wein learned to fly in Scotland and took her private pilot's license in 2003. Inspired by this new skill, flying became the core theme of her writing over the past decades. She has now written numerous aviation-inspired fiction and non-fiction books for YA readers, including her no.1 New York Times bestseller Code Name Verity.
Reviews for Code Name Verity
'‘[It] does more than stick with me. It haunts me. I just can’t recommend it enough.’', Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver '‘It has been a while since I was so captivated by a character’', The Guardian ... Read more ‘A compelling, uncompromising read – exciting’', Independent '‘This is a remarkable book, which had me horrified and totally gripped at the same time’', Daily Mail '‘… a rare young adult novel entirely about female power and female friendship’', New York Times ‘‘A rich and rewarding adventure story with multi-layered heroines and complicated emotions.', The Scotsman '‘If you want an original read that will challenge your perceptions about truth, lies, bravery and deception, this is one for you’', Sugarscape '‘[a] tale of espionage, torture and female derring-do.’', The Times ‘‘Passionate writing with an utterly compelling story.’', Manda Scot, Chair of the Historical Writers’ Association '‘… full of convincing detail, heart-stopping emotion and tension.’', The Bookseller Show Less
