The White Mouse
BOOK REVIEW CODE NAME HELENE By Ariel Lawhon Code Name Helene is based on the true story of Nancy Wake or the White Mouse as she was known by the Germans during World War Two. This masterly crafted novel by Ariel Lawhon opens with Nancy parachuting into France. Her task is to unite the Maquis, arm them with weapons and prepare them for the invasion of France. In a series of flash backs we learn about the real Nancy and what inspired her to fight for her adopted country of France. Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, she travels to Europe in 1936 and finds herself in Paris where she works as journalist. It is here she witnesses the atrocities of the Germans. She meets the handsome Henry Fiocca, falls in love with him and they are married just as the war begins. Nancy helps the resistance and saves Jews, airman and wanted citizens by secreting them across the border into Spain. Henry becomes aware that they are being watched, their telephone is tapped and their