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Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat. But then a vital mission goes wrong, and one of the friends has to bail out of a faulty plane over France. She is captured by the Gestapo and becomes a prisoner of war. The story begins in Verity's own words, as she writes her account for her captors.
About the author
Elizabeth Wein was born in New York, and grew up in England, Jamaica and Pennsylvania. She is married with two children and now lives in Perth, Scotland. Elizabeth is a member of the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots. She was awarded the Scottish Aero Club's Watson Cup for best student pilot in 2003 and it was her love of flying that partly inspired the idea for 'Code Name Verity'. 'Rose Under Fire' is the sequel to her widely acclaimed title.
Summary
Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. When a vital mission goes wrong, and one of the friends has to bail out of a faulty plane over France, she is captured by the Gestapo and becomes a prisoner of war.
Report
"Harrowing and wholly believable, Code Name Verity wrecked me. It is a book as unexpected, beautiful, and enduring as the friendship at its heart. The story's brutality is almost intimate. Its depictions of heroism are so real and vibrant, they live beyond the page. You will want to clutch these characters to you in the hopes of keeping them safe, and your heart will break knowing that you can't." Leigh Bardugo, NYT bestselling author of Shadow and Bone
"Genuinely stunning. It gets inside you and stays." Maureen Johnson, NYT bestselling author
"It's a little like being in love, reading a gem of a book like this one. I fell for these idiosyncratic, brave, brave girls. Not many books surprise me, fewer yet make me cry, but this one had me gasping out loud and then doing that embarrassing spontaneous sob-eruption thing." Gayle Forman, NYT bestselling author, via MTV's Hollywood Crush
"It's devastating and true and wonderful." Melissa de la Cruz, NYT bestselling author, via MTV's Hollywood Crush
''[It] does more than stick with me. It haunts me. I just can't recommend it enough.'', Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver
''It has been a while since I was so captivated by a character'', Guardian
"This astonishing tale of friendship and truth will take wing and soar into your heart'" Laurie Halse Anderson, NYT bestselling author
'A compelling, uncompromising read - exciting'', Independent
''This is a remarkable book, which had me horrified and totally gripped at the same time'', Daily Mail
''... a rare young adult novel entirely about female power and female friendship'', New York Times
"A heartbreaking tale of friendship during WWII...A tour de force, unforgettable and wrenching," Kirkus Starred Review
''A rich and rewarding adventure story', The Scotsman
''If you want an original read that will challenge your perceptions about truth, lies, bravery and deception, this is one for you'', Sugarscape
''[a] tale of espionage, torture and female derring-do.'', The Times
