DNF- I tried several times to listen to The Woman with No Name, and had no idea what was going on.

Thank you to NetGally, and Author Audry Blake .

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I downloaded the audio, and hope to try again at a later date. I will update my review.

A novel of Yvonne Rudellat, the first female SOE trained agent to go into France. The authors' did a fantastic job with their research and adaptation of Yvonne's life into a fictional account. Though there have been other novels about the brave women of the SOE, Yvonne's story was unique, as she serves as trailblazer for those that followed. Yvonne is in her 40s and has raised a daughter while existing in a dysfunctional marriage. She's at an age when most women would be content to do their bit at home in the UK, but being French by birth, she joins to put her skills to use to assist her beloved France. The novel is fast paced, and the danger and tension Yvonne faces leaps off the page which caused me to binge listen to this audiobook. The narrator was excellent and I highly recommend this book! Once again, Audrey Blake writes a winner!

Yvonne Rudellatt was a middle aged woman living in England during WWII, when a bomb destroyed her home. Leaving her displaced she decided there has to be more and joins one of the largest resistances against the Germans becoming nameless and unstoppable, against the enemy.

I always enjoy a book based off of true events, especially WWII and this didn’t disappoint. I enjoyed this one and the history behind it.

I love historical fiction books ... especially those set during WWII. It was interesting learning about Yvonne (aka Jacqueline) Rudellat and her willingness to work with the French Resistance. She was Britain’s first female sabotage agent (through the SOE) and her skills and dedication were unimaginable. This was an edge-of-your-seat read that will have you flipping the pages quickly to see what will happen next. I love seeing how people were willing to risk everything to stop Hitler’s reign of terror and to know that there were women like Yvonne “Jacqueline” with the determination and dedication to aid in this fight for freedom impresses me. This is definitely a book to put on your to-be-read list.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

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Based on a true story is WILD to me. I can’t imagine being willing to give up your entire life- even if it was pretty miserable. She does it for such a noble cause though and I feel like there had to be some thrill of the chase to it. She made herself whoever she needed to be and got things done, just an incredible hero.

🌀Synopsis
Yvonne feels nothing. She is estranged from her entire family and really doesn’t feel like she has much to live for. As the Nazis continue to wreak havoc on France, they start to realize they may have to include women in the fight. When Yvonne is offered an opportunity, she takes it. She becomes a trained sabotage agent and immediately goes to work.
At first the work is not what she imagined and she isn’t being used to her potential. The tides turn and she starts taking matters into her own hands more. She starts getting move involved and turns herself into whoever she needs to be to get the job done. Her efforts are noticed and recognized and the Nazis try to retaliate at every angle.

"The Woman with No Name" is a wonderful historical wartime novel based on a true story about Yvonne Rudellat, who trained as a Special Operations Executive. Despite her age and apparently frailty, she was sent into her homeland of France by the British with the mission "to set Europe ablaze" in an effort to thwart Hitler at every junction.

The offer to pursue this mission came at a time when she was questioning everything about her life and her usefulness to those around her, so it was a pivotal decision for her. And one that she committed herself to wholeheartedly.

What this woman accomplished when it seemed like all odds were against her was amazing! I definitely recommend this book for anyone who is interested in strong female characters, historical stories, or World War II espionage.

Thank you to Audrey Blake, RB Media, and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

This joins a wonderful lineup of books about the many brave women who were involved in critical yet unsung roles in WW2.
Yvonne Rudellat feels like her life has grown small after her daughter and only child is married and joins in the British war effort, she and her husband are estranged and their house is bombed, her cat killed. But with her French upbringing and marriage to an Englishman and inconspicuous age she is the perfect undercover agent and enters France to be a connecting link between the British and the French resistance. She is trained in critical sabotage skills.... This was a great book that, of course, sent me on google deep dives.
I listened to the audio for parts of this and the narration by Amy Scanlon was flawless !

Yvonne is estranged from her family and feels untethered to her life in England. After surviving a bombing, she decides to volunteer for the resistance in Vichy France. She is an underdog from the very beginning being a tiny woman in her 40s. However she quickly proves herself with her courage and wit.

A historical fiction story heavily rooted in fact that would be enjoyed by anyone who favors WWII stories with strong female lead characters.

The Woman wtih No Name by Audrey Blake is a beautifully written story about Yvonne Rudellat who joins the cause after her house is bombed in 1942 by the Germans. Yvonne is one of the first woman to be trained by the British government as a sabotage agent. Yvonne is sent to France in hopes to help her county as best as she can. by meeting at the drop sites to get supplies that the British are parachutting into France. Yvonne is also building bombs, blowing up railroad tracks, and teaching others to do the same. This is a truely heartbreaking book that is based on true facts about Yvonne Rudellat and how she helped with the war. This is a must read for anyone who likes to read Kristin Hannah,
Kristin Harmel, Julia Kelly, Martha Hall Kelly, and Heather Morris. Thank you to both NetGalley and Recorded Books for giving me an adavanced audio copy of this book.

In a much-overplayed trope, The Woman With No Name provides a refreshing view of the woman involved in WWII. Based on the very real story of Yvonne Rudellat, the reader is brought along on an intense journey in France helping the French Resistance against Nazi occupation. The plot focuses on Yvonne, code name Jacqueline, but highlights to courageous actions of many other women during the war.

Yvonne is adrift, she is estranged from her husband and her daughter is grown and doing her part for the war effort. As a woman in her forties, Yvonne is thought of as too old to do anything credible to help the British win the war. An unlikely opportunity presents itself and Yvonne finds herself not only helping the effort but engaging in it as a spy, planted amongst the French Resistance fighting Nazi aggression.

The audio production was incredibly well done and I enjoyed the narration immensely. The story unfolds slowly, especially in the beginning, as we navigate between past and current events.

I really enjoyed the timeline of this book! The main characters rapport with the other characters throughout the novel was Ible. It’s always fun to read a book where you enjoy the characters and learn more about a time period.
Thank you, NetGalley, for the advanced copy and exchange for an honest review

I was sucked right in to Blake's story of Yvonne Rudellat, an actual freedom fighter against the German occupation of France in the early years of WWII. Older, smaller, and more non-descript than anyone would expect, Yvonne and her mish-mash of a crew exerted serious damage to the German army through her wits and knowledge of explosives. I very much enjoyed learning about Yvonna and Pierre and the others and appreciated the post-script telling what happened to them all and the narrator was fantastic. I will recommend this book highly to patrons who enjoy historical fiction, WWII, adventure stories, and books with strong women protagonists. Thank you so much to Recorded Books, Sourcebooks, and NetGalley for the early listen in exchange for my honest opinion.

Loved this one! I'm a huge fan of historical fiction. This is a must read! Or listen! The narrator was smooth s d paving was very good!

3.5 stars rounded up — 5 stars for placing a spotlight on the vital contributions of women during WWII, with a narrative based on the true story of Yvonne Rudellat; 3 stars for the flow of the book, with some back-and-forth jumping that made it a little harder for me to follow along and engage with the plot. I listened to this one on audiobook and may have been able to follow these jumps better in print.

Following the bombing of her home in England, Yvonne feels unmoored from her estranged husband, adult daughter, and void where her home used to be. Seeking purpose, she looks to a new life as she enrolls with the war effort. Thanks to her gender and her unassuming age in her 40s, she's recruited to be Britain's first female special operations executive with boots on the ground in France. Yvonne quickly proves herself as an explosives expert, embarking under great personal danger to slow down German initiatives during the war. As with all books that involve the Holocaust, this is not an easy story to read, but an important one nonetheless.

Thank you to RB Media and Audrey Blake for providing an advance copy for review.

I love historical fiction so this was an auto read for me. I loved the audio version with the narrator’s pace and tone. It fit the book perfectly. I really liked the female protagonist for her fight and not backing down when others questioned her. A very engaging listen.

Based on a true story, I really wanted to like this book more than I did. I read a lot of WWII historical fiction, but I think I would enjoy this story as a non-fiction book better. The story gets a little bogged down in details and drags a bit with so many characters, however it was well written, and it's always fascinating to read about how women contributed in WWII.

My thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy of this audiobook.

What a great tribute to Yvonne Rudellat!

I loved the entire book but the author's note at the end confirmed my feelings. This was a book written from the heart with much attention to detail.

Highly recommended to fans of historical fiction and strong female characters.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to listed to the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Based on a true story, The Woman With No Name is a gripping story of secrets, spies, and the women behind the Resistance! She'll light the fire of resistance—but she may get burned…

In 1942, Yvonne Rudellat survived the bomb that destroyed her home, she's estranged from her husband, her daughter is busy with war work, and Yvonne—older, diminutive, overlooked—has lost all purpose. Until she's offered a chance to remake herself entirely…

The war has taken a turn for the worse, and the men in charge are desperate. So, when Yvonne is recruited as Britain's first female sabotage agent, expectations are low. But her tenacity, ability to go unnoticed, and aptitude for explosives set her apart. Soon enough she arrives in occupied France with a new identity, ready to set the Nazi regime ablaze.

But there are adversaries on all sides. As Yvonne becomes infamous as the nameless, unstoppable woman who burns the enemy at every turn, she realizes she may lose herself to the urgent needs of the cause…

Amy Scanlan does a fantastic job bringing Yvonne Rudellat’s story to life. This fast paced novel will hold your attention and make you hold your breath. With multiple POVs, you get a strong sense on how men felt about women doing war work, but also those of the resistance. The dual time lines seamlessly weave the countdown before deployment and the time during the war creating Yvonne’s strong character. I highly recommend this novel! #TheWomanwithNoName

4⭐️ out of 5 for The Woman with No Name by Audrey Blake. This work of WWII historical fiction was beautifully written and its audiobook was well narrated.

Starring Yvonne as the first woman special operative executive, who has lost her home in a bombing and lost her purpose as her daughter has grown up and has her own life, the book recounts the bravery of Yvonne as she tackles her missions and forging the way for more women SEOs.

The plot kept my attention, and I loved the strong women characters.

Thank you to the author, RB Media and NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for my honest feedback.