An incredible story of heroism, complicity and survival about a charismatic double-agent who played a major role in World War Two - Agent Victoire.
Roland Philipps was a leading publisher for many years. His first book, A Spy Named Orphan- The Enigma of Donald Maclean, was published in 2018 to wide acclaim.
The wartime spy career of Mathilde Carre - aka 'the Cat' and
'Agent Victoire' - is so extraordinary it almost defies belief
* The Times *
Enough plot twists and moral ambiguity to satisfy any spy
novelist ... At its heart this is a book about the moral
dilemmas involved in living under the perverting conditions of war
and occupation ... Philipps does a fine job of setting the scene
inside France, and building up the tension in this increasingly
gripping wartime story, and all that follows ... a deeply
humane book -- Clare Mulley * Spectator *
What a read! What a fascinating character! I was gripped from the
first page to the last. A truly astonishing story, meticulously
and brilliantly told -- Philippe Sands, author of The
Ratline
A wonderful, atmospheric book: a miraculous portrait of a
flawed human being, and a masterful account of the moral
quagmire of wartime France and Britain -- Carmen Callil, author
of Bad Faith
Roland Philipps tells Victoire's story with skill and
compassion, and reveals that for all her betrayals, she
deserves more understanding than she received in her lifetime --
Artemis Cooper, author of Patrick Leigh Fermor
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