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Penny's Secret Mission
- Author
- Rachel Wesson
- Narrator
- Charlie Sanderson
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 28 December 2023
- Run Time
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Penny is hell bent on revenge on the man who caused her to flee France as a fourteen year old with little more than the clothes on her back. She lost everything, her friends, her home and her family.
Stifled by the restrictions of her father’s family, she aches to contribute more to the war effort. A brush with death puts her face all over the newspapers and almost breaks her heart in the process.
It's the second year of the war. Britain stands alone. Civilians face death and destruction on a daily basis through the Blitz. Penny throws herself into her translation job in order to forget about the man that broke her heart. Yearning to do more, she convinces her bosses to drop her behind enemy lines in Northern France as a spy. Working with the resistance in the darkness of occupied France her bravery, skills and resourcefulness are tested to the limit.
The Nazis are the enemy but the real betrayal comes from much closer to home…
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Details
- Author
- Rachel Wesson
- Narrator
- Charlie Sanderson
- Duration
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 December 2023
- ISBN
- 9781004149872
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
Synopsis
Loyalty, love, friendship, war, espionage.Penny is hell bent on revenge on the man who caused her to flee France as a fourteen year old with little more than the clothes on her back. She lost everything, her friends, her home and her family.Stifled by the restrictions of her father’s family, she aches to contribute more to the war effort. A brush with death puts her face all over the newspapers and almost breaks her heart in the process.It's the second year of the war. Britain stands alone. Civilians face death and destruction on a daily basis through the Blitz. Penny throws herself into her translation job in order to forget about the man that broke her heart. Yearning to do more, she convinces her bosses to drop her behind enemy lines in Northern France as a spy. Working with the resistance in the darkness of occupied France her bravery, skills and resourcefulness are tested to the limit.The Nazis are the enemy but the real betrayal comes from much closer to home…
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