All That I Have

by Laurent Joffrin

On a moonlit night in 1943 an Indian princess was parachuted in to occupied France to join the Resistance as a radio operator code-named Aurora. Daughter of a Sufi mystic, she had declined the Special Operations Executive firearms training because she did not want to kill anyone - yet she landed in Brittany knowing that she had a 50 per cent chance of arrest, interrogation and torture by the Gestapo, and death - which for captured agents could sometimes not come soon enough. But the Nazis have to catch her first, and she has work to do in the meantime, together with a growing involvement with John Sutherland, a British Commando serving alongside her. It is his voice that tells the story of the months that follow as he and Noor travel to Paris to join the Prosper network and participate in their own parts of the resistance. And as if escaping arrest and fighting the occupying forces is not enough, Sutherland has been told that there is a traitor in the network, and he must find out who it is before they are all betrayed. And yet, maybe London wants the betrayal...

354 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 24, 2004

About the author

Laurent Joffrin, de son vrai nom Laurent (André Marie Paul) Mouchard, né le 30 juin 1952 à Vincennes, est un journaliste français. Il a collaboré aux journaux Libération et Le Nouvel Observateur, dont il est directeur de la rédaction depuis 2011.

Reviews

[Emma Steel · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn’t enjoy this at all. I found it difficult to get into, was disjointed in places and not at all enjoyable or easy to read. Only the last 50 pages or so were interesting and gave me a real sense of what the story was all about. Not my kind of book.

[Anja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating story about an Indian princess who works as a special agent in France durig the Second World War. I had never heard of her, so I was very interested to read the book. Unfortunately I did not like the style so much, it's written from the perspective of her lover. I have read the Dutch translation, maybe the book reads better in the original language?

[Jo Wheater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant, second time round and still loved it