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When Noreen Riols applied for the Wrens in 1943, it was noted that she was a fluent French speaker and she soon found herself working for Maurice Buckmaster, the head of SOE's F Section (although she told everyone she was working for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries). This memoir recalls her time at the hub of the French section's spying operations, helping to train and brief agents and delivering coded messages via the BBC.
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About the Author
Born in Malta of English parents, Noreen Riols lives with her French husband in a seventeenth-century house in a village near Versailles. After the war, she joined the BBC, where she met her husband, a journalist with the World Service. She is the author of ten books, published in Britain, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, and the US. She has written numerous newspaper and magazine articles and for several years contributed features from Paris to Woman's Hour. She is an experienced public speaker with an impressive list of credits to her name and has also broadcast on radio and television programmes across the world.
Review
"Told with wit, charm and enthusiasm, it's a compelling read." —Choice
"Riols' personality shines through this perceptive, readable account of those on missions where there was never a better than 50:50 chance of survival." —Times
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- PublisherMacmillan UK
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0230770908
- ISBN 13 9780230770904
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages336
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 'My mother thought I was working for the Ministry of Ag. and Fish.' So begins Noreen Riols' compelling memoir of her time as a member of Churchill's 'secret army', the Special Operations Executive. It was 1943, just before her eighteenth birthday, Noreen received her call-up papers, and was faced with either working in a munitions factory or joining the Wrens. A typically fashion-conscious young woman, even in wartime, Noreen opted for the Wrens - they had better hats. But when one of her interviewers realized she spoke fluent French, she was directed to a government building on Baker Street. It was SOE headquarters, where she was immediately recruited into F-Section, led by Colonel Maurice Buckmaster. From then until the end of the war, Noreen worked with Buckmaster and her fellow operatives to support the French Resistance fighting for the Allied cause. Sworn to secrecy, Noreen told no one that she spent her days meeting agents returning from behind enemy lines, acting as a decoy, passing on messages in tea rooms and picking up codes in crossword puzzles. Vivid, witty, insightful and often moving, this is the story of one young woman's secret war, offering readers an authentic and compelling insight into what really went on in Churchill's 'secret army' from one of its last surviving members. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005257330
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