Hedda
by Peter Haden
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Pub Date 28 Apr 2023 | Archive Date 11 May 2023
The Book Guild | Book Guild Publishing
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Description
France, 1940. Hedda, a bilingual Polish–German woman whose parents have died under Nazi persecution, is recruited by British intelligence. She volunteers for a top-secret mission: to replace an appointee to the German embassy in occupied Paris.
Hedda’s breath-taking espionage provides highly classified intelligence to London: information on Operation Sea Lion, Hitler’s invasion of the United Kingdom; atrocities against men and women in Dachau that support US President Roosevelt’s drive to enact Lend-Lease; and advance warning of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia.
Colonel Peter Haden’s epic novel blends lives and love affairs, a page-turning plot, authentic military action and historic detail into a thriller that will have readers hooked.
A Note From the Publisher
Marketing Plan
A World War II spy thriller following a Polish–German woman stationed in occupied Paris as an agent for British intelligence.
This book works both as a standalone and as a follow-up to the author's earlier book, Jan, published in 2017.
Written by a proven author, likened to an Archer or a Follett in reviews.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781915853707 |
| PRICE | £5.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 448 |
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Featured Reviews
Paul S, Reviewer
I found myself quite smitten by this book, it has a blending of genteel Britishness mixed with John Wick! I had not read Jan so i don’t know if that should be a prerequisite but as a historical/action thriller this is a damned fine book, excellent read
Caroline P, Reviewer
This book works very well as a stand-alone story, but there is one glaring inaccuracy in the plot. I learned from a nonfiction book I read on the women of Bletchley Park that it was VERY hard to get into work at Bletchley, and once there, almost impossible to be allowed to transfer out until the end of the war. Lady Jean Gordon managed it in 1945 but someone who wasn’t the daughter of a Duke and recommended by Lord Mountbatten?
elizabeth m, Reviewer
A highly readable novel with a strong cast of characters, whose varied adventures grasp the reader;'s attention and hold his or her interest throughout. Although we don't get a great deal of insight into the psychological development or emotions of principal characters in the course of the novel, for the general reader they are sufficiently well drawn to engage the sympathy of the reader who will care what happens to them. We hold our breaths collectively, wondering whether our heroes and heroines will succeed in their activities as British spies and members of the Resistance, or evade capture and torture by the Nazis, and how they will negotiate the ups and downs of their romantic attachments. The 'twist' at the end, with the rather too-fortuitous partner exchange where the two Polish and the two German protagonists ended up married seemed a little contrived, but many readers will, I suspect, forgive it and give the author the benefit of the doubt. Recommended for general readers, especially those interested in stories of WW2 and the Resistance.
Anthony P, Reviewer
Hedda is a novel about British intelligence during World War Two. The novel details the risks operatives faced on a daily basis. It's a fascinating story about the heroes behind enemy lines. I enjoyed the book.
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