Code Name Verity
Format:Paperback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Published:26th Feb '15
Should be back in stock very soon
The deeply moving YA World War II novel of love, female friendship and heartbreak – perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Women
Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. When a vital mission goes wrong, and one of the friends has to bail out of a faulty plane over France, she is captured by the Gestapo and becomes a prisoner of war.A novel that will capture your heart and then shatter it into a thousand pieces.
'‘I just can’t recommend it enough.’’ MAGGIE STIEFVATER
'‘It has been a while since I was so captivated by a character’', THE GUARDIAN
‘‘Remarkable’', DAILY MAIL
“Will soar into your heart”, LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON
‘Rich and rewarding', THE SCOTSMAN
I have two weeks.
You’ll shoot me at the end no matter what I do.
October 11th, 1943
A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun. But their love will have the power to change everything.
When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution.
As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, how she became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left her in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, reflecting on courage, failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy?
‘I was so captivated’- Guardian
‘Heartbreaking’ – Kirkus starred review
This heartbreaking World War II novel of adventure, love and female friendship from award-winning Elizabeth Wein is perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Women, Laura Nowlin’s If He Had Been With Me and Marcus Zusak’s The Book Thief
'‘[It] does more than stick with me. It haunts me. I just can’t recommend it enough.’', Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver
'‘It has been a while since I was so captivated by a character’', The Guardian
“This astonishing tale of friendship and truth will take wing and soar into your heart’” Laurie Halse Anderson, NYT bestselling author
‘A compelling, uncompromising read – exciting’', Independent
'‘This is a remarkable book, which had me horrified and totally gripped at the same time’', Daily Mail
'‘… a rare young adult novel entirely about female power and female friendship’', New York Times
"A heartbreaking tale of friendship during WWII…A tour de force, unforgettable and wrenching,” Kirkus Starred Review
‘‘A rich and rewarding adventure story with multi-layered heroines and complicated emotions.', The Scotsman
'‘If you want an original read that will challenge your perceptions about truth, lies, bravery and deception, this is one for you’', Sugarscape
'‘[a] tale of espionage, torture and female derring-do.’', The Times
‘‘Passionate writing with an utterly compelling story.’', Manda Scot, Chair of the Historical Writers’ Association
'‘… full of convincing detail, heart-stopping emotion and tension.’', The Bookseller
- Short-listed for Scottish Children’s Book Award 2013
- Short-listed for The Carniegie Medal 2013
ISBN: 9781405278423
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 29mm
Weight: 310g
464 pages