After a tragic childhood among the Great War cemeteries of Flanders Fields, a troubled young woman searches for love and meaning in war-ravaged Europe. Elaine Madden's quest takes her from occupied Belgium through the chaos of Dunkirk, where she flees disguised as a British soldier, into the London Blitz, where she finally begins to discover herself. Recruited to T Section of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) as a 'fast courier', she is parachuted back to the country of her birth to undertake a top-secret political mission and help speed its liberation from Nazi oppression. Elaine Madden never claimed to be a heroine, but her story proves otherwise. Its centrepiece - war service as one of only two women SOE agents parachuted into enemy-occupied Belgium - is just one episode in an extraordinary real-life drama of highs and lows, love, loss and betrayal. Relayed to the author in the final years of her life, Elaine's true story of courage and humour in testing times is more intriguing, more compelling than fiction.

About the Author
After teaching English & Drama in a London comprehensive, SUE ELLIOTT spent twenty-five years in broadcasting, where latterly she was in demand as a speech and ghost writer for senior TV executives. She's been a freelance writer since 2002 and had two non-fiction books published - the bestselling Love Child (Random House, 2005) and The Children Who Fought Hitler (John Murray, 2009).

Reviews
Her story is well worth the telling . . . this is deserved homage to the courage and endurance of a woman who fought the great cause of a country she was proud to call her own.



Book Information
ISBN 9780750994286
Author Sue Elliott
Format Paperback
Imprint The History Press Ltd
Publisher The History Press Ltd