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Code Name Verity

By: Elizabeth Wein
Narrated by: Morven Christie, Lucy Gaskell
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Publisher's summary

Code Name Verity is a compelling, emotionally rich story with universal themes of friendship and loyalty, heroism and bravery. Two young women from totally different backgrounds are thrown together during World War II: one a working-class girl from Manchester, the other a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a wireless operator. Yet whenever their paths cross, they complement each other perfectly and before long become devoted friends. But then 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. The story begins in Verity's own words, as she writes her account for her captors.

©2012 Elizabeth Gatland (P)2012 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

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"Fellow editor Emily recommended this one to me, and for that I will always be mad at her/eternally grateful. This is a gorgeous story of friendship during WWII that absolutely cracked my heart open—at one point I was crying so hard I had to pull over on the side of the ride. But please don’t let that deter you—it’s absolutely worth it."—Katie O., Audible Editor

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Women made a difference! An excellent WWII story.

This well-researched piece of fiction is both a great story and an interesting window into life during WWII, both in England and in Nazi occupied France. It is the story of two women who become best friends, and their experiences helping the war effort. I am very glad I chose to listen to it, as the narration is top notch!

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Intrigue, friendship, love

This is my first read of an Elizabeth Wein. I found it riveting, finished listening to the book in one weekend. Great WW2 book.

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Couldn't finish

Not what I thought it would be. I may try listening again. Best of luck.

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Audio makes it better!

"Reading" this novel as an audiobook makes the characters so much more alive! Excellently done.

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outstanding

This book was very interesting. The characters were well developed and the pacing was great. Highly recommend.

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Slow Start, Good Twist

I struggled with the slow start. However, the end of part 1 and start of part 2 led me to keep reading. and I'm glad I did. The fate of the two main characters is hard to predict through the book and it's not exactly a happy ending.

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  • 02-21-22

The story, the writing, the narration: superb

I am tempted to write a long review, but there are too many good things to say about this book and the audio version. The writing is first rate, the narrators were perfect. It was hard to stop listening at times. This one, in my opinion, is in the top tier of audio books. We all know that the narration can make a good book mediocre and a not-so-good book awful. In this case, the narration made an exceptional book flawless.

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Enjoyable and interesting read

I’m no WW2 expert so I didn’t critique the novel in its historical accuracy. The story is easy to follow, the characters are well developed and like-able, and it’s overall well written.

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Wow! excellent in all ways.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, without hesitation. This is a really good story and lends itself well to being listened to instead of read. The narrators did an excellent job and their voices were easy on the ears.

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Loved this book!!

I can’t lie at first I wasn’t sold but the further I got the more I loved this book! I loved the characters and their individual journeys and how they were connected!! I loved hearing the story from different perspectives. Great book!! Defiantly recommend!!

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