Code Name Verity

Elizabeth Wein

From Shelf: Treasure Shelf

Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. When a vital mission goes wrong, and one of the friends has to bail out of a faulty plane over France, she is captured by the Gestapo and becomes a prisoner of war.

A novel that will capture your heart and then shatter it into a thousand pieces.

''I just can't recommend it enough.'' MAGGIE STIEFVATER

''It has been a while since I was so captivated by a character'', THE GUARDIAN

''Remarkable'', DAILY MAIL

'Rich and rewarding', THE SCOTSMAN

''This is one for you'', SUGARSCAPE

'I have two weeks. You'll shoot me at the end no matter what I do.'

Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat - one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. When a vital mission goes wrong, one of the friends is captured by the Gestapo and becomes a prisoner of war. The story begins in 'Verity's' own words, as she writes her account for her captors.

Truth or lies? Honour or betrayal? Everything they've ever believed in is put to the test ...

This heartbreaking World War II novel of adventure, love and female friendship from award-winning Elizabeth Wein is perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah's The Women, Laura Nowlin's If He Had Been With Me and Marcus Zusak's The Book Thief