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    The Mademoiselle Alliance: Inspired by a true story

    Natasha Lester

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    'An incredible story of courage, devotion and daring, filled with vivid prose and rich detail. A must-read' CHANEL CLEETON

    'Natasha Lester uncovers stories of women from history and drapes them in velvet' The Australian Women's Weekly

    From Australian bestseller Natasha Lester, an epic, sweeping novel of one young woman who risks everything to lead the largest spy network in occupied France - and change the course of World War Two.

    Morocco, 1928. Eighteen-year-old Parisienne Marie-Madeleine is not the kind of woman who goes through life sitting down, something her new husband can attest. Her unconventionalities - rally car driving, flying planes and dabbling in intelligence work for the government - earn her a reputation, but she knows who she is at heart: an adventurer.

    Paris, 1936. As Europe teeters on the brink of war, a chance encounter with a man codenamed Navarre turns Marie-Madeleine's life upside down. Recruited to help build a resistance network known only as Alliance, she conceals her identity - and her gender - as she navigates a perilous double life away from her children and the man she loves.

    Bestselling Australian novelist Natasha Lester passionately brings to life the incredible true story of one of history's unsung heroes: Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the only woman to lead a resistance network in WWII France.

    **Featuring an exclusive extract of Natasha Lester's upcoming novel THE CHATEAU ON SUNSET**

    'Lester writes with razor-sharp research and admiration for a woman whose name deserves to be blazed across the pages of history' KATE QUINN

    'Gripping . . . The fearless Marie-Madeleine Fourcade's story is one that deserves to be read' West Australian

    'Written with heart, passion, and impeccable historical research, a powerful story readers will not be able to put down' MADELINE MARTIN

    'Lester brings this unique story to life in vivid colour' Daily Telegraph

    'Deeply researched and gorgeously written' KERRI MAHER

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    Natasha Lester is the international bestselling author of A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald, Her Mother's Secret, The Paris Seamstress, The French Photographer, The Paris Secret, The Riviera House, The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre and The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard, and a former marketing executive for L'Oreal. Her novels have been translated into 21 languages and are published all around the world. Her eighth novel, The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard, was longlisted for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize.

    When she's not writing, she loves collecting vintage fashion, practising the art of fashion illustration and reading about history. Natasha is a sought-after public speaker and lives with her husband and three children in Perth, Western Australia.

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