Review: BRINGING NANCY "THE WHITE MOUSE" WAKE BACK TO LIFE!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2014
The White Mouse by Jack DuArte is an absorbing and delightful historical fiction based on the real life exploits of Australian Nancy Wake during World War II, who was given the name The White Mouse by the German Gestapo. With fascinating illustrations by Chris Inman, this is a book that will appeal to fiction and non-fiction readers alike. What is particularly significant is the timing of the book. It is the centenary year of the First World War. Combatant and non-combatant nations will observe its anniversary in June 2014. And there is a deluge of books on subject. A historical fiction on WWII is an added attraction.In The White Mouse, award-winning author Jack DuArte narrates the pivotal part played by Nancy Wake in the early days of global war known as The Great War. Before she fled France for Great Britain, she was single-handedly responsible for operating an escape network around Marseille, France at the beginning of the war. Later, she played important roles which were detrimental to the cause of the Germans and ended up becoming the most decorated female officer in the British military during the war.It is simply absorbing and lovers of historical fiction as well as war memoirs will truly appreciate it. Jack DuArte has done a commendable job in bringing the life and exploits of Nancy “The White Mouse” Wake to life through this riveting book.