![]() In 1942 London, Nancy Mitford is worried about more than air raids and German spies. The Bookseller's Secret (Trade Paperback / Paperback) But one step out of line, one mistake, could mean life or death.Loosely inspired by real-life OSS operative Barbara Lauwers, The Lipstick Bureau is about a woman challenging convention and boundaries to help win a war, no matter the cost. 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. 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. ![]() ![]() 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. Newlywed Niki Novotna is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy's capital. ![]() ![]() The Lipstick Bureau (Trade Paperback / Paperback)ฤก944, Rome. ![]()
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