She soon becomes one of the most powerful leaders in the French Resistance, known for her ferocious wit, her signature red lipstick, and her ability to summon weapons straight from the Allied Forces. Finally, with mission in hand, Nancy is airdropped back into France as the deadly MADAM ANDRÉ. Forced to escape France and leave Henri behind for the safety of both of them, Nancy enters training with the Special Operations Executives, who transform her into Hélène. But this one carries with it a five million franc bounty on her head. Soon enough the Gestapo hears of a female operative with a remarkable ability to evade capture, and Nancy earns a new nickname: THE WHITE MOUSE. Fiocca than the Germans invade France and she takes yet another name: a code name.Īs LUCIENNE CARLIER she smuggles people and documents across borders under the guise of an oblivious mistress. No sooner does Henri sweep Nancy off her feet and convince her to become Mrs. She is fighting to cover the disturbing reports of violence coming out of Vienna and Berlin when she meets the wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca. It is 1936 and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for Hearst newspaper. Told in interweaving timelines organised around the four code names Nancy used during the war, Code Name Hélène is a spellbinding and moving story of enduring love, remarkable sacrifice and unfaltering resolve that chronicles the true exploits of a woman who deserves to be a household name. Inspired by the gripping true story of World War 2 spy Nancy Wake

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