The Lipstick Bureau

A Novel Inspired by True WWII Events

The Lipstick Bureau
Michelle Gable
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NZ$ 32.99
Trade Paperback
Not defined - 374pg
4 Jan 2023 AU
International import eta 7-19 days
9781867260325
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Inspired by a real-life female spy, a WWII-set novel about a woman challenging convention and boundaries to help win a war, no matter the cost. "A gripping, fascinating read. " --Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan 1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotna is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy' s capital. One of the OSS' s few female operatives abroad and multilingual, she' s tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing propaganda to lower the morale of enemy soldiers. Despite limited resources, Niki and a scrappy team of artists, forgers and others--now nicknamed The Lipstick Bureau--find success, forming a bond amid the cobblestoned streets and storied villas of the newly liberated city. But her work is also a way to escape devastating truths about the family she left behind in Czechoslovakia and a future with her controlling American husband. As the war drags on and the pressure intensifies, Niki begins to question the rules she' s been instructed to follow, and a colleague unexpectedly captures her heart. But one step out of line, one mistake, could mean life or death. . .
"Inspired by little-known history, The Lipstick Bureau is a gripping, fascinating read about one woman' s courage and determination during WWII. " --Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan
MICHELLE GABLE is the New York Times bestselling author of A Paris Apartment, I' ll See You in Paris, The Book of Summer, and The Summer I Met Jack. She attended the College of William & Mary and spent twenty years working in finance before becoming a full-time writer. She grew up in San Diego and lives in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. Find her on Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest, @mgablewriter.

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