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03050aam a2200613Mi 4500 001 3CE865FCC01711EA884EF32597128E48 003 SILO 005 20200707010032 008 190901s2020 enk 000 1 eng d 020 $a 0008324263 020 $a 9780008324261 035 $a (OCoLC)1114974220 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d NZAUC $d BDX $d OCL $d JIM $d SILO 082 04 $a 823.92 $2 23 100 1 $a Robotham, Mandy. $e author. 245 14 $a The secret messenger / $c Mandy Robotham. 264 1 $a London : $b Avon, $c 2020. 300 $a ix, 381 pages ; $c 20 cm 520 $a "Venice, 1943: The world is at war, and Stella Jilani is leading a double life. By day she works in the lion's den as a typist for the Reich; by night, she risks her life as a messenger for the Italian resistance. Against all odds, Stella must impart Nazi secrets, smuggle essential supplies and produce an underground newspaper on her beloved typewriter .But when German commander General Breugal becomes suspicious, it seems he will stop at nothing to find the mole, and Stella knows her future could be in jeopardy... London, 2017: Years later, Luisa Belmont finds a mysterious old typewriter in her attic. Determined to find out who it belonged to, Luisa delves into the past and uncovers a story of fierce love, unimaginable sacrifice and, ultimately, the worst kind of betrayal... Set between German-occupied 1940s Venice and modern-day London, this is a fascinating tale of the bravery of everyday women in the darkest corners of WWII."--Publisher. 650 0 $a Women $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Government, Resistance to $z Italy $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Underground movements $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Nazis $v Fiction. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Women $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Undercover operations $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Courage $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Betrayal $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Venice (Italy) $x History $y 20th century $v Fiction. 651 0 $a London (England) $v Fiction. 650 7 $a Women. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01176568 648 7 $a 1939-1945 $2 fast 655 7 $a Fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 941 $a 18 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409035140.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240125011354.0 952 $l WXPD305 $d 20240113010808.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20231005012148.0 952 $l FHPB224 $d 20221206010307.0 952 $l HEPB765 $d 20221012010101.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728010516.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220505010501.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220405014025.0 952 $l CNPC792 $d 20220105013812.0 952 $l JKPC771 $d 20210603010533.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20210601010053.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20210504010430.0 952 $l AJPE887 $d 20210224010325.0 952 $l YLPC314 $d 20201106011348.0 952 $l KQPC446 $d 20201028010228.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20200804022852.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20200730010521.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3CE865FCC01711EA884EF32597128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIMInitiate Another SILO Locator Search