The Secrets of Rue St. Roch: Hope and Heroism Behind Enemy Lines in the First World War

by Janet Morgan

Book Overview

Paris, 1917, and war is raging across Europe. Lise Rischard, an ordinary housewife stranded in the city, is desperate to return to her husband in Luxembourg. But her homeland is occupied by the enemy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141016833
• ISBN13: 9780141016832
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.0" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

Engrossing and true WWI spy adventures

This book is a fascinating description of a complicated spy network run by the British in Paris during World War I. The first 50 pages are sort of slow--lots of background information with a million names, but it's good that the author takes the trouble to provide context. And once the stage is set, the story really takes off! It's amazing that all of this is true. There's a lot of fascinating detail (she had access to great documentation--even the notes are interesting). She goes into not just the physical and logistical planning involved, but the confluence of personalities who aided and/or hindered the network's activities. Many of these characters deserve a whole book of their own! Recommended.