{"product_id":"the-undercover-secretary","title":"The Undercover Secretary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBased on a true story, an unputdownable and heartbreaking World War Two novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrance, 1942. “With tremendous effort, I forced myself to hold his gaze. My heart was thrashing inside my chest like a bird battering its wings. The room was suddenly devoid of air. Time itself stood still. They knew who I was. They knew what I’d done.” This heartbreaking World War Two page-turner tells the incredible true story of Dora Schaul, one of history’s most courageous women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was a misty Wednesday morning. Inside the Gestapo headquarters, you could cut the tension with a knife. There was a traitor in their midst: someone had leaked a list of the SS to the British press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe head of the Gestapo called me into his office. Panelled oak walls, a grand piano in the corner, rugs lining the floor—the place where he ordered executions every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI sat at the desk, reaching for the typewriter and adjusting the paper. On the wall, the clock ticked loudly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe stood over me; I could almost feel his breath on my neck. “I don’t know where the leak came from. Do you?” he asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI couldn’t stop my hands from trembling. I was sure he could hear the thrashing of my heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause I wasn’t just a secretary: I was an undercover Jewish girl. The person who fetched them tea, typed their letters, and made them laugh was their enemy. And my day of reckoning had arrived…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Alice Network\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Lilac Girls\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewill be utterly swept away by this emotional page-turner about the brave woman who\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erisked her life every day by coming face-to-face with enemy—the monsters who killed her loved ones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReaders love Ellie Midwood:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAMAZING read!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eloved this so much!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSensational\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… One of the most inspiring love stories of all time… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e100% 5 STARS!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOh, my heart!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBeautiful, chilling, terrifying, and hopeful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… Midwood is a wonder with words––\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI am so in love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI cried\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, so \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ehave tissues at the ready!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI loved every second!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Soul-wrenching… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI have been through boxes of Kleenex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEven writing this review, I have tears\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI absolutely loved it!!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAmazing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eso beautifully written\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAmazingly well done\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of the few books that have left me reeling for days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTalk about having a book hangover!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI smiled, I sighed with relief, I held my breath, I cried\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This book gave me \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eall the feels and chills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Hands down,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea five-star must-read\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I can officially report that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emy tear ducts have run completely and utterly dry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShattered my heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNotablenoveles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWow! Just wow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eUtterly heartbreaking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… I’m \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003espeechless\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePhenomenal! Absolutely brilliant!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003erequires a standing ovation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for sure!… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCrushingly heartbreaking yet beautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBattle of the Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I picked up this book this morning thinking I would read for half an hour before I dealt with life for the day. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNext thing I know, it’s seven hours later, I’ve got tears streaming down my face and the book is finished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eApageofwordsandwishes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eloved this book so much!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Both\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeautiful and heartbreaking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI was hooked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookouture","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51782258884891,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3343\/9771\/files\/the-undercover-secretary-paperback-historical-fiction-woman-red-plaid-560.webp?v=1776285043","url":"https:\/\/goldenlambpublishing.ca\/products\/the-undercover-secretary","provider":"Golden Lamb Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}