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Observers of her then said she had an inner serenity, even when walking into danger after danger. Members of the French Resistance said she reminded them of "a Madonna."
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 80% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
A month after D-Day, Virginia receives her first position as a Commander!
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Rose Rosetree is 79% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Nonplussed, Virginia interrogates this male leader, throwing him a series of questions. Satisfied with his answers, her last question is, "Will you follow my commands without question?"

Tonight I have to stop reading so I can finish my work for today, but I'm pretty sure he answers, "Yes."

More to come, Goodreaders!
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 79% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Past 3 a.m., the local leader who refused her hours ago, now pays a call on Virginia, who is staying in a little hotel room with her female travel companion.

Men in this part of France have a low opinion of women: Supposedly they're good for cooking and cleaning; that's about all.
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 79% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
It's after D-Day now.

Virginia has gone to a remote part of France I never heard of before. When people have a tradition of helping the politically persecuted. She's refused by the man in charge. But he has second thoughts about refusing to help with guerilla warfare now, this time, under these circumstances.
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Rose Rosetree is 67% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Drawing closer to D-Day, it seems that time is running out for Virginia and those she is working tirelessly to protect.
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Rose Rosetree is 66% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
The perfect disguise. Virginia has returned to France, disguised as an old peasant. And thus socially invisible.

What an act of selflessness for a striking attractive woman, in the prime of life, to sacrifice her appearance that way.

One more reason to love and admire Virginia! No vanity. Only purpose!
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 62% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Those Nazis did unspeakable cruelty, creating such wreckage. As if they weren't nutso enough at this point, in France our Virginia was like their Public Enemy #1.

Meanwhile, amazingly, she's still surviving. Right now, as I follow her saga, she has gone to great lengths to change her appearance. Such as having her gorgeous teeth ground down to look like an elderly peasant.
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 59% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
I gave myself a day to read something less SCARY.

Virginia remains such a hero! Her story inspires me no end.

Wishing inspiration to all of you Goodreads Friends!
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 59% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Usually I avoid physical suspense in movies and streaming entertainment. And I wouldn't even pick up a book with that.

Yet I have felt so drawn to the quiet heroism of Virginia. Where the greatest inspiration in her life came from her father - in a dream. That she MUST survive. And, I gather, she must keep helping the people.
Jan 27, 2026 05:06PM Add a comment
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 59% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Strong men, with two legs each, had given up to die on this horrible path.
Wolves and bears would eat them.

And wait, Goodreaders, until you read Virginia's (now legendary) little message that she was coming back.
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 59% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Virginia is a woman of great importance to me. Escaping at the very last minute from Nazi-controlled France, her physical courage and endurance moved me so! Walking nonstop over mountains, in snow, with blood pooling in one of her socks because of injury to her prosthesis . . .
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 47% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
This isn't exactly about Amazing Virginia, leader of the French Resistance.

But today something here on Goodreads caught my eye, and I couldn't think of a better place to share this news.

Today I have officially reviewed 4,900 books. Not that I've finished them all. Fellow Goodreaders, I feel very comfortable in our community of people who read.❤️
Jan 26, 2026 03:31PM 1 comment
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 47% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Ugh, I've made the acquaintence of Aleche, a double agent who is putting Virginia and others in danger. An unscrupulous "priest."

At least the book is only halfway done. This brings me some hope.
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 45% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
No question, this is the most suspenseful book or movie or TV show I've ever seen.

The pacing of the narrative, the gorgeous audiobook narration, are never shrill. Only factual. And what facts!
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 44% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Hitler is tightening the screws. His crackdown on The Resistance is beyond ugly.

Our hero is facing impossible odds.
Jan 23, 2026 05:36PM 2 comments
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 44% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Goodreaders, you think you have problems? You think you're under pressure?

Me too, sometimes.

It's so instructive and inspiring to learn about Virginia showing up every time. Effectively. No self-pity. No excuses. Just courage and effectiveness.

SHE IS MY HERO. What is a great book!
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 42% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
But Sonia Purnell's writing and pacing, the sheer humanity of this story as she tells it, has hooked me for sure.

If you read this, I'll bet you'll become a fan too. My audiobook copy comes from Libby, if that helps.
Jan 21, 2026 03:24PM Add a comment
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 42% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
This just came out in an exchange here on Goodreads. With thanks to my 6 likers here:

Goodreads friends, I appreciate your likes. I've never read anything so suspenseful, nor have I watched any movie that approached this degree of suspense.
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 42% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
The suspense is building.

How long can Virginia last, as a linchpin of the resistance? How long can she last period?
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 41% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
So much hatred, torture, and cruelty from the Nazis in France, as the resistance picks up steam.

So much courage from heroic Virginia!
Jan 19, 2026 06:26PM 1 comment
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 38% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
A hair-raising, breathtaking escape of Nazi prisoners.

Masterminded by Virginia.

Truly thrilling, far more than any movie I've ever seen. (Not that my taste runs to SCARY.)
Jan 18, 2026 04:39PM Add a comment
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Rose Rosetree is 33% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
We learn how vital wireless operators to keep the French Resistance going - and what one particularly courageous operator did to keep on broadcasting.

Incredible suspense, soul-stirring heroism!
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 26% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
These wild tales of indomitable, compassionate Virginia are leaving me open-mouthed. Her amazing rescues and her becoming THE leader of the French Resistance against Nazis - well, compared to her, "The Scarlet Pimpernel" was merely crocheting doilies!

(Much as I loved that book too.)
Jan 14, 2026 04:10PM Add a comment
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 25% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
How grimy and sordid the business of war can be. Sonia takes us through the saga of Le Chatte, a TRIPLE agent.

How will Virginia ever get past this mess?
Jan 12, 2026 04:32PM Add a comment
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 24% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
A horrifying scene, when Olive and Virginia were nearly in a death trap, yet escaped. Also, thank goodness, we see the last of Churchill, the braggart and incompetent spy.
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 15% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Wasn't it enough that Virginia had the Gestapo to contend with? In the desperate poverty of France under the Vichy regime, even soap was hard to purchase.

Author Sonia Purnell used the word "grubby" to describe everyday life.
Jan 07, 2026 06:27PM Add a comment
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 15% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
A boastful, chauvinistic upstart named "Churchill," unfortunately, is acting much like a villian. I hope he soon exits this true story.
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 13% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
One of the tricks employed for the sake of the Resistance involved Germaine's workers with syphillis.

Usually, once diagnosed, they received speedy treatment, and were not allowed to service customers until cured. But diseased workers were encouraged to turn tricks for the Nazi generals, then get treatment.
Jan 06, 2026 05:26PM Add a comment
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Rose Rosetree
Rose Rosetree is 13% done with A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Virginia's friend Germaine - I've mentioned that Germaine was a madam. Today I read about how many of the prostitutes were in cahoots with the Resistance.

Helpful: Many of their regular customers were German generals. Hitler encouraged using prostitues. He said it helped his generals fight better.
Jan 06, 2026 05:25PM Add a comment
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