In June 1952, a woman was murdered by an obsessive colleague in a
hotel in South Kensington. Her name was Christine Granville. That
she died young was perhaps unsurprising, but that she had survived
the Second World War was remarkable. The daughter of a feckless
Polish aristocratic and his wealthy Jewish wife, she would become
one of Britain's most daring and highly decorated secret agents.
Having fled Poland on the outbreak of war, she was recruited by the
intelligence services long before the establishment of the SOE, and
took on mission after mission. She skied over the hazardous High
Tatras into Poland, served in Egypt and North Africa and was later
parachuted into Occupied France, where an agent's life expectancy
was only six weeks. Her courage, quick wit and determination won
her release from arrest more than once, and saved the lives of
several fellow officers, including one of her many lovers, just
hours before their execution by the Gestapo. More importantly,
perhaps, the intelligence she gathered was a significant
contribution to the Allied war effort and her success was reflected
in the fact that she was awarded the George Medal, the OBE and the
Croix de Guerre.
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Great read!
Sat, 12 Aug 2017 | Review
by: Shielagh B.
This is a meticulously researched biography of Christine Granville, otherwise known as Krystyna Skarbek. Author Claire Mulley does a great job of presenting this remarkable woman in a very accessible way, bringing her, and her amazing feats, to life. Loved it and recommend it to anyone who likes to be entertained as well as getting their teeth into a worthwhile book.
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