The White Mouse

By: Nancy Wake

Narrated by: Christine Jeffery

Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

Nancy Wake, nicknamed 'the white mouse' for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. As the Gestapo's most wanted person, and one of the most highly decorated servicewomen of the war, it's a story worth telling.

After living and working in Paris in the 1930's, Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by World War II and the invasion of France. Her life shattered, Nancy joined the French Resistance and, later, began work with an escape-route network for Allied soldiers. Eventually Nancy had to escape from France herself to avoid capture by the Gestapo.

In London, she trained with the Special Operations Executive as a secret agent and saboteur before parachuting back into France. Nancy became a leading figure in the Maquis of the Auvergne district, in charge of finance and obtaining arms, and helped to forge the Maquis into a superb fighting force. During her lifetime, Nancy Wake was hailed as a legend. Her autobiography recounts her extraordinary wartime experiences in her own words.

©1985 Nancy Wake (P)2021 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

A truly admirable individual

After reading “Code Name Helene” and finding out the subject of that book had written her own autobiography I knew I had to read it. I did and it did not disappoint!
I enjoyed it for its subject matter and its forthright style. The story of how Nancy Wake, an Australian woman living in France, came to be an active resistance worker in WWII is really fascinating.

Her style is blunt, direct - it resonates as if a straightforward person were telling you about their experiences directly with no literary artifacts.

Nancy becomes a real person to the reader very fast and her matter of fact way of dealing with the story is bracing.

A truly admirable individual!

Better listening!

This is better than the novel about her! The true story and told in her words is a treasure.

Incredibly Brave Woman

What an amazing biography of a woman who lived according to her heart without fear during such a horrible time in the world.

Wow

What a story ! Nice to hear about women who served in WW-2 . She is a true hero.

History in her own words

Extraordinary autobiography of an utterly passionate resistance fighter: you get to know her through her honest words. The story is unequaled. My only criticism is technical: the reader is truly great but the transitions between paragraphs is non-existent - I expect that is an editing issue - which means you don’t have time to realize the next scene or topic is upon you. only chapters are clearly marked. For me, that was very difficult so I bought the book but it’s a very minor point in this riveting account.

True War Heroine!

What a bad ass! I love a true war hero story who still can find humor in her tragic situation. ❤️💪🏼⭐️

Incredible story of an amazing woman

I thoroughly enjoyed the historical novel Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon, but wanted to hear Nancy Wake's version of her real life.

Well Done

Nancy Wake was a true hero of the war and her account is fascinating to hear. She has provided interviews to another author however who went into much more detail on her exploits. In the book, she relates the facts, but omits some of the intimate details of the independent author. I recommend listening to both books as there is content here that only appears in her book. Both together gives the reader an excellent perspective of what it was like to be in the resistance fighting for one’s life…..

Nancy Wake's autobiography is thrilling!

I have always had tremendous admiration and respect for Nancy Wake. When you listen to her story in her own words, you too will become friends with this brave, intelligent, funny, daring, honest, and loving heroine of WWII. Thank you Nancy- you are a true inspiration!

Wonderful

So wish I could have known this fantastic woman. I hope to find out that there was a movie made of her life. If not ….. it’s not to late