{"product_id":"i-heard-my-country-calling-sue-elliott-9780750994286","title":"I Heard My Country Calling: Elaine Madden, SOE Agent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter a tragic childhood among the Great War cemeteries of Flanders Fields, a troubled young woman searches for love and meaning in war ravaged Europe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElaine Madden's quest takes her from occupied Belgium through the chaos of Dunkirk, where she flees, disguised as a British soldier, into the London Blitz, where she finally begins to discover herself. Recruited to T Section of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) as a 'fast courier', she is parachuted back to the country of her birth to undertake a top secret political mission and help speed its liberation from Nazi oppression. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElaine Madden never claimed to be a heroine, but her story proves otherwise. Its centrepiece - war service as one of only two female SOE agents parachuted into occupied Belgium - is just one episode in an extraordinary real-life drama of highs and lows, love, loss and betrayal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelayed to the author in the final years of her life, Elaine's true story of courage and humour in testing times is more intriguing and compelling than fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sue Elliott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0750994282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780750994286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Sue Elliott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982919663871,"sku":"9780750994286","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a326a161-8f45-401c-b6ec-16882b9088a7.jpg?v=1683263690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-heard-my-country-calling-sue-elliott-9780750994286","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}