The Alice Network

A Novel

By: Kate Quinn

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.

1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive. So when Charlie's parents banish her to Europe to have her ""little problem"" taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London, determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister.

1915. A year into the Great War, Eve Gardiner burns to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets her chance when she's recruited to work as a spy. Sent into enemy-occupied France, she's trained by the mesmerizing Lili, the ""Queen of Spies"", who manages a vast network of secret agents right under the enemy's nose.

Thirty years later, haunted by the betrayal that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days drunk and secluded in her crumbling London house. Until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn't heard in decades, and launches them both on a mission to find the truth...no matter where it leads.

We are standing on the shoulders of giants...

I would give this book 10 stars. The performance is EXTRAORDINARY, EXCELLENT and just wow. This book is well written, the characters are so real, you feel everything and it is full of interesting historical tidbits from World War I and World War II, but most of all it has excellent character development and you will not want to put this book down. I can only recommend this book. The women are so brave, determined and yet so down to earth. What a story. Get the book!
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Great read

This is one of those books that engaged me right out of the gate.
Narration had nice accents that didn't distract from the dialogue.

Again please

This is not a good book it is a great book. The authors gift of building female characters with strength, intelligence & independence was inspirational. This spy novel of WW1 & WW2 is very well done, wish there was a part two. The narration also made the book. I have over 700 books in my library and listen to at least one a week, this one I will listen to again and it is definitely in my top ten. BTW because this book was such a pleasure to listen to I downloaded The Rose and the Lion by same author. It was not a bad listen but was not even close to this book.

Historical fiction+espionage=AMAZING

You will LOVE these 2 fabulous characters. The narration is SPOT ON! LISTEN RIGHT NOW!!!

so good

thus noel and narration was so good that I had to tell you about it.