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The golden doves : a novel / Martha Hall Kelly.

Kelly, Martha Hall, (author.).

Summary:

"Two former female spies, bound by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the aftermath of World War II-an extraordinary, propulsive historical novel inspired by true events from the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls The year is 1952. It's been over a decade since American Sofie Anderson and Frechwoman Arlette LaRue were imprisoned at the Ravensbruck concentration camp. As a pair of spies known as the Golden Doves, the two were arrested for working with the Resistance and were bound forever when they lost everything-including Arlette's son, Willie. It was here, in the darkest of places, that they created a makeshift family to endure: Sofie, Arlette, and a little orphan they took in as their own, Fleur. Now thirty and supposedly working for the U.S. Army to bring Nazi scientists to America in a quest to outpace the Russians, Sofie nurtures an undying ember of anger in her heart. She is searching for Dr. Snow: The infamous, enigmatic doctor who did unspeakable things to her mother. Arlette is trying to make ends meet in Paris. She's exhausted all of her finances to find her stolen son and works tirelessly to care for shellshocked Fleur. Then, the charming Luc Bouchard arrives in her cafe. The son of a famous philanthropic family, he invites her to their compound in French Guiana with the promised hope she might find Willie at the orphanage. And yet . . . rumor is that it's also filled with absconding Nazis. When Arlette arrives at the secluded Cove House, she finds herself barred from the outside. Soon, she has to rely on her old techniques as a spy to uncover a deep deception that hits close to home. In the meantime, Sofie's quest for Dr. Snow leads her from Strasbourg to the Vatican to Brazil, and finally back to Arlette in French Guiana, where the two discover that their lives, and the ones they love, are in grave danger. Martha Hall Kelly has garnered acclaim for her stunning combination of empathy and research into terrors of Ravensbruck. With The Golden Doves, she has once again crafted an unforgettable story about the fates of the Nazi doctors in the wake of WWII, and the unsung females spies who risked it all to fight for justice."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593354889
  • ISBN: 0593354885
  • Physical Description: 511 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2023]
Subject: Ravensbrück (Concentration camp) > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities > Fiction.
Fugitives from justice > Fiction.
Missing children > Fiction.
War criminals > Fiction.
Women spies > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
Nazis > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Spy fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Western fiction.

Available copies

  • 73 of 80 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 80 total copies.
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Marion Library FIC KEL (Text) 37810435803829 Adult Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library F KELLY (Text) 39493110078351 Adult Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library F KEL (Text) 80605003670808 Adult Fiction Available -
BHM Headquarters Library FIC (Text) 38344101722252 Adult Fiction In process -
Bethlehem Branch F Kelly (Text) 34269001390484 Adult Fiction Available -
Black Mountain Library F KEL (Text) 0020660061217 Adult Fiction Checked out 09/19/2024
Bordeaux Library F KELLY (Text) 31781067609931 Adult Fiction Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library FIC Kelly (Text) 37807000053261 Adult Fiction Available -
Bryan Memorial Library F Kelly (Text) 810191001991703 Adult Fiction Available -
Clemmons Branch FIC Kelly, Martha (Text) 0112523924232 Adult Fiction Checked out 09/11/2024