Operation Overlord by Hannah Howe

Eve’s War Heroines of SOE

Book nine in the Eve’s War Heroines of SOE series

Operation overlord

Outside, darkness had descended. Inside, Guy appeared calm, his features betraying no emotion. Mimi seemed restless, her petite feet pacing the floorboards. Through sign language, Henri joked with Paul. Hélène and Kadia exchanged nervous glances. Aymer chewed on a corn stalk, while leaning against a wall. Jean-Claude sharpened his knife on a whetstone. Bernard struggled to tune the wireless, to capture a signal. I caressed my bump and tried to distinguish between nervous flutters and my baby kicking. A grandfather clock ticked loudly in the hall.

“Les sanglots longs des violons de l’automne.”

We all turned and stared at the wireless. For a second, we all froze as we listened to the announcer’s words: the first stanza of Paul Verlaine’s poem, Chanson d’automne – ‘the long sobs of the violins of autumn’. The announcer had sent the coded message. He’d signalled the start of the invasion.

Genre: FICTION / Historical / World War II

Secondary Genre: FICTION / Espionage

Language: English

Keywords: World War II , French Resistance , Special Operations Executive , Secret Agents, 1940s

Word Count: 20,000

Sales info:

This book will be available for translation from 29 January 2023.

 

 


Book translation status:

The book is available for translation into any language except those listed below:

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Dutch
Already translated. Translated by Tom de Zwaan
Author review:
It is always a pleasure to work with Tom. He is an excellent translator.
Portuguese
Already translated. Translated by Ana Meneguetti
Author review:
Ana is one of the best translators we have worked with, always reliable and helpful. I sincerely hope that we will have the pleasure of working with Ana on more translations.
Spanish
Already translated. Translated by Aitana Rufete Sala
Author review:
Aitana delivered the translation in good time and was helpful throughout the translation process.

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