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“She used to be the hunter, and now she was the prey.”

The Huntress by Kate Quinn

March 31, 2019 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

I thoroughly enjoyed The Alice Network and was very excited to hear Kate Quinn was releasing a new novel, The Huntress, this year. Quinn focuses again on WWII and its aftermath using various points of view resulting in a complex, layered narrative. Nina’s story is primarily set during the years Russian was engaged in battle with World War II. After growing up by the Old Man, an affectionate name from the Siberian lake outside her home, with an abusive father who openly denounces Stalin, Nina Markova runs away […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: Kate Quinn, The Huntress

Caitlin_D's CBR11 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: Kate Quinn, The Huntress ·
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What Happens After the War?

July 31, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I listened to this one on Audible – figured it’s the kind of story I’m usually interested in but also am more hesitant to pick up nowadays because the genre does sometimes blend together so it seemed like the perfect selection for, “damn, how did I end up with so many Audible credits, I have no idea what I want!” The novel begins in 1947 with nineteen-year-old Charlie on her way to Switzerland for a procedure to take care of “her little problem.” The last […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: dual narrative, Kate Quinn, post wwii, Reese Witherspoon, The Alice Network, WWI

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:140 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: dual narrative, Kate Quinn, post wwii, Reese Witherspoon, The Alice Network, WWI ·
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“Welcome to real spy work. Mostly tedious, occasionally exhilarating.”

June 22, 2018 by Caitlin_D 1 Comment

I have been waiting to read The Alice Network for what feels like forever. I nearly bought it despite having an ever growing TBR pile on my bookshelves that I promised myself (well, really my husband) I’d pare down before buying anything new. Either way I’m glad I held out because I actually got my hands on the audio version through the library and it was a great listen. Kate Quinn weaves real history, namely Louise de Bettignies and her network of female spies, with fiction into a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: Kate Quinn, The Alice Network

Caitlin_D's CBR10 Review No:74 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: Kate Quinn, The Alice Network ·
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Women & Espionage in the World Wars

April 12, 2018 by ElCicco 3 Comments

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn is an ambitious work of historical fiction that straddles two world wars and their aftermath, and that shines a light on the heroic work of female spies. Quinn uses a solid base of historical fact and real people to create her fictional heroine Eve (aka Evelyn Gardiner, aka Marguerite Le Francois), a spy for England in WWI who made shattering sacrifices and has never healed from her tragic and brutal experiences. Eve is an alcoholic recluse when, in the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR10, ElCicco, espionage, Fiction, historical fiction, Kate Quinn, ReadWomen, The Alice Network, WWI, WWII

ElCicco's CBR10 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR10, ElCicco, espionage, Fiction, historical fiction, Kate Quinn, ReadWomen, The Alice Network, WWI, WWII ·
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