Bibliograph

The lipstick bureau, a novel, Michelle Gable

Type

Label

The lipstick bureau, a novel, Michelle Gable

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The lipstick bureau

Medium

text large print

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1354231762

Responsibility statement

Michelle Gable

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print historical fiction

Sub title

a novel

Summary

1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotná 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<U+2014>now nicknamed The Lipstick Bureau<U+2014>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

Target audience

adult

Classification