Lonely Courage

'Superbly written' -- Elizabeth Buchan 'A timely and important book...we are in awe of their courage' -- Alan Ogden 'Fascinating ... a hugely engaging account, that weaves the women's stories together with increasing momentum towards its poignant conclusion.' -- Clare Mulley * Spectator * 'A gripping narrative' -- Marcus Binney * Country Life * 'Written with genuine vigour, this book pays tribute to truly outstanding female bravery...this is a book that lingers in the mind long after the last page' -- Elizabeth Fitzherbert * The Lady * 'In this superb book, Rick Stroud honours their awe-inspiring bravery and self-sacrifice by telling their stories with an historian's attention to detail and a novelist's empathy and sense of drama... it is a pacy chronological account... vividly and concisely delivered by a writer with an encyclopaedic knowledge of World War Two.' -- Rebecca McQuillan * The Herald * 'Each of the lives that Stroud relates so well offers a shining example of heroism - dauntless, patriotic readiness to risk everything for the cause of human decency.' -- Nigel Jones * Sunday Telegraph * 'Stroud has a storyteller's eye for human detail matched with a researcher's diligence.' * Independent on Sunday * 'This compelling and complete account of the extraordinarily courageous women of SOE is at turns enthralling, edge-of-the-seat exciting and also heart-breaking. The way in which they were sent into Nazi-occupied Europe and left to face unspeakable danger remains astonishing and Stroud's book is a reminder and fitting testimony to their immense bravery' -- James Holland 'A fascinating, superbly researched and revelatory book - told with tremendous pace and excitement' -- William Boyd