title: A Cool and Lonely Courage: The Untold Story of Sister Spies in Occupied France
author:  Susan Ottaway 
description: "Riveting."<b><i><em>Publishers Weekly</em></i></b><br /><br />"A realistic picture of life as a spy: lonely and filled with constant fear. Ottaway is a gifted storyteller, rarely losing momentum and skillfully weaving family strife, SOE bureaucratic problems and on-the-ground Resistance work into a cohesive narrative.... A compelling story sure to please history buffs and novices alike."<b><i><em>Kirkus Reviews</em></i></b><br /><br />"A remarkable and haunting book." <br />---<em>The Guardian [Bookshop] (UK)</em><br /><br />"An incredible, inspiring story....Eileen Nearne was one of the bravest secret agents of World War II." <br />---Annabel Venning, <i>Daily</i> <i>Mail (UK)</i> <br /><br /><br />"A life of incredible heroism and courage." <br />---<i>Daily Express (UK) </i>
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  A captivating story of estranged sisters reunited by a devastating war and the
  race to save their mother’s life
  
  
  _Paris, 1944_
  
  
  Celebrated singer Genevieve Dumont is both a star and a smoke screen. An
  unwilling darling to the Nazis, the chanteuse’s position of privilege allows
  her to go undetected as an ally to the resistance.
  
  
  When her estranged mother, Lillian de Rocheford, is captured by Nazis,
  Genevieve knows it won’t be long before the gestapo succeeds in torturing
  information out of Lillian that will derail the upcoming Allied invasion. The
  resistance movement is tasked with silencing her by any means
  necessary—including assassination.
  
  
  There may be seven bitter years of distance between Genevieve and her family,
  but she refuses to let her mother become yet one more victim of the war.
  Reuniting with her long-lost sister, she must find a way to navigate the
  perilous crosscurrents of occupied France undetected—and in time to save
  Lillian’s life.
  
  
  **Deftly 