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The greatest hero of the Second World War
is a girl youve never heard of

A blazing debut novel based on the unsung true story of Hannie Schaft a youngwomanturnedDutchResistancefighter in Nazioccupied Netherlands

1940 Amsterdam

Youre nineteen years old You have dreams of your own You never trained to be a soldier

But your dreams died in wartime and your country is under siege What do you do when the people you love are no longer safe

Hiding them is not enough Will you stand aside as the menace of Nazi evil tightens its grip on your homeland Or do you unleash your fury joining forces with your enemies enemies plotting to strike

Because if not you then who

Youre drawn deep into a web of plots disguises and assassinations The Resistance trained you for this You flash your enemies a smile and beckon them closer Little do they know youve grown used to the weight of a gun in your hand

Underestimating you is their fatal mistake Whispers spread like wildfire amongst enemies and friends alike

They will know your name

Youre the Girl with the Red Hair A match for any Nazi soldier a true threat a target

A tale of formidable defiance told through the eyes of a young heroine so notorious that Hitler himself personally ordered for her capture Buzzy Jacksons debut is an unputdownable novel of love loyalty and the limits we confront when our deepest values are tested

Inspiring empowering and timely compellingly detailed and impressively researched but better still its an immersive story of a terrifying warren of history through which our guide is the sort of hero we all need right now relatable and resolute and absolutely right Laurie Frankel New York Times bestselling author of THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS

2023 Buzzy Jackson P2023 Penguin Audio