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Two sisters. Two special agents. One War. Sisters, Secrets and
Sacrifice is the incredible true story of British special agents
Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne, two sisters who risked everything to
fight for our freedom during the Second World War. The death of an
eccentric recluse is rarely an event to be given more than a few
lines in a local newspaper. But when, in September 2010, police
were called to a tiny, cluttered flat in Torquay and discovered the
body of local 'cat lady' Eileen Nearne, they also found a small
bundle of possessions that told an amazing story. For Eileen Nearne
had been an agent for the Special Operations Executive during the
Second World War, going undercover in Nazi-occupied France to send
wireless messages of crucial importance to the Allies.
Astonishingly, Eileen was not the only special agent in the family
- her sister Jacqueline had also been an SOE. Rarely had two
members of the same family sacrificed so much to such dangerous
work. Sisters, Secrets and Sacrifice pays tribute to these fiercely
patriotic women with hearts of courage, who fought for freedom at
much personal cost. While Jacqueline narrowly avoided capture
several times, tirelessly couriering secret documents for the
resistance, Eileen was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo before
being incarcerated at Ravensbruck concentration camp. She was only
23. This is a true story of triumph and tragedy, of two sisters who
sacrificed themselves to defend our freedom, who stood shoulder to
shoulder during the darkest of days.
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