![]() ![]() ![]() The Alice Network (released June 6, 2017) is available in paperback at Coles in the Cornwall Square, the Cornwall Public Library, and online. For more info on Louise’s war work, see the memoir La Guerre des Femmes: The Story of Louise de Bettignies by Antoine Redier, husband of Alice Network member Leonie van Houtte. It became a New York Times and USA Today bestseller and was also listed as a Summer Pick by Good Housekeeping, Parade, Library Journal, and Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club. Not one has ever surpassed it.”Īs with the recent Wonder Woman movie, Quinn examines WWI through a modern feminist eye, portraying both women’s struggles at that time and their triumphs. The Alice Network is the seventh novel by author Kate Quinn.First published in 2017, the book is classified as historical fiction. ![]() As a member of the British Intelligence said years later when speaking of Louise’s service, “Possibly, during the course of the war…one or two services equaled hers. We are flowers who flourish in evil.” And it is very lucky for the Allies that they did. ![]() As Eve states of The Alice Network, “We are not flowers to be plucked and shielded. But only after the danger was past before then it is an indulgence.”Įve names this coterie of fearless females “ les fluers du mal” after Baudelaire’s famous volume of French poetry. When asked if she was ever frightened during her treacherous work, she replied “Yes, just like everyone else. This compelling and breathtaking work of historical fiction is based on several historical figures from WWI, most notably Louise de Bettignies and her spy network that provided invaluable information to the Allied forces at considerable danger to themselves. ![]()
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