The Secret Lives of Women Spies

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A collection of incredible true stories of daring and bravery from the most amazing female spies, written by espionage expert Charlotte Philby. Step into the Secret World. Charlotte Philby's grandfather was the most infamous double agent in history. Inspired to find out about his world, Charlotte... Read More
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The Secret Lives of Women Spies

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A collection of incredible true stories of daring and bravery from the most amazing female spies, written by espionage expert Charlotte Philby.

Step into the Secret World.

Charlotte Philby's grandfather was the most infamous double agent in history. Inspired to find out about his world, Charlotte discovered that there were plenty of untold stories of courage, secrets, and daring... And so many were about women.

There are a host of extraordinary tales involving female spies: from dare-devil skiers delivering top-secret information, to clever codebreakers taking down the world's biggest criminals, to brave undercover agents fighting alongside the French Resistance.

Starring Edith Cavell, Elizebeth Friedman, Noor Inayat Khan, and many more, the stories in The Secret Lives of Women Spies explore the hope, courage, fear, loves, and lives of these remarkable women.

Featuring top-secret spying info and imagined newspaper articles covering incredible spy stories, this is your chance to find out about the women who hid in the shadows but deserve to be in the spotlight.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241709436

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 June 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 173g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Charlotte Philby is a critically acclaimed author of six novels. As a journalist, she worked for eight years as a newspaper reporter, editor and columnist at the Independent, where she was shortlisted for the Cudlipp Prize for investigative reporting. She is a former contributing editor and features writer at Marie Claire, and has written for publications including the Sunday Times, New Statesman and Financial Times. With the support of the BFI, she is currently adapting for film her novel Edith and Kim, which reimagines the lives of her grandfather, the double-agent Kim Philby, and Edith Tudor-Hart, who recruited him to the Soviet cause. Charlotte has three children and lives in Bristol.

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