Read the thrilling and previously unknown story of the woman who led one of the largest anti-Nazi resistance groups in Germany during WWII. . Born and raised in America, Mildred Harnack was twenty-six and living in Germany when she witnessed the meteoric rise of the Nazi party. She began holding secret meetings in her apartment, forming a small band of political activists set on helping Jews escape, denouncing Hitler and calling for revolution. When the Second World War began, she became a spy, couriering top-secret intelligence to the Allies. . In this astonishing work of non-fiction, Harnack’s great-great-niece Rebecca Donner draws on extensive archival research, fusing elements of biography, political thriller and scholarly detective story to tell a powerful, epic tale of an enigmatic woman nearly erased by history. . SELECTED AS A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK A SUNDAY TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF 2022 . Link in the bio to order your copy! . ‘Written in a pacey, suspenseful present tense, it’s biography with a pulse . . . a superb, sure-footed work of historical detection conceived with a powerful intelligence’ Sunday Times . @rrrdonner #ReadCanongate #AllTheFrequentTroublesofOurDays #RebeccaDonner #Bookstagram #Instabook