The Alice Network in Around the World in 80 Books

Jul 22, 2019 Rachel N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2019, audiobook, france, friendship, spy, historical-fiction, world-war-i

The book alternates between telling the story of Charlie St. Clair in 1945 and Eve Gardiner in 1915. charlie is 19 and pregnant. She runs away from her mother en route to Switzerland and finds Eve and her chauffeur Finn who may know the whereabouts of her cousin Rose who went missing during WWII. As they begin the search for Rose the book goes back to Eve's time as a spy during WWI. The book was interesting and I liked all the main characters. I enjoyed the insertion of the real life Alice Netwo ...more

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Jul 27, 2019 Jenny rated it liked it

This one hopped up from two to three stars when I read the epilogue and learned many of the characters were real people. Love me some accurate historical fiction.

The book is chockfull of romantic cliches, but it was an easy read and I can’t say I hated it since I wanted to reach the end and see her wrap up every bit of the story (which she predictably did).

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Apr 20, 2019 Kay Green rated it really liked it

This fulfilled three criteria I have for a great book: I really care about the characters, it is a really interesting story line, and the writing holds my interest. I never knew anything about the female spies in WWI. I really got into the characters of Eve and Charlie. It was kind of a gritty read at what people had to do to survive during the war. and the women were daring and unconventional - but I should have expected that in women who would dare to put themselves in danger. Lots of surprise ...more

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May 08, 2018 Tanya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018, format-audiobook

I will miss the characters now that I have finished the book. I can see why people were drawn to the WW1 story more than WWII, but both taught me something about the times. And I found the growth of Charlie realistic and helpful for moving the story ahead. Eve is the more interesting of the two women, but I felt like the story trajectories assisted one another in a very complementary manner and kept my interest.

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