Jackdaws Read Online By Ken Follett
| Title | : | Jackdaws |
| Author | : | Ken Follett |
| Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Page | : | 612 pages |
| ISBN | : |
D day is approaching They don t know where or when, but the Germans know it ll be soon, and for Felicity Flick Clairet, the stakes have never been higher A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive SOE responsible for sabotage, Flick has survived to become one of Britain s most effective operatives in northern France She knows that the Germans ab D day is approaching They don t know where or when, but the Germans know it ll be soon, and for Felicity Flick Clairet, the stakes have never been higher A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive SOE responsible for sabotage, Flick has survived to become one of Britain s most effective operatives in northern France She knows that the Germans ability to thwart the Allied attack depends upon their lines of communication, and in the days before the invasion, no target is of greater strategic importance than the largest telephone exchange in Europe But when Flick and her Resistance leader husband try a direct, head on assault that goes horribly wrong, her world turns upside down Her group destroyed, her husband missing, her superiors unsure of her, her own confidence badly shaken, she has one last chance at the target, but the challenge, once daunting, is now near impossible The new plan requires an all woman team, none of them professionals, to be assembled and trained within days Codenamed the Jackdaws, they will attempt to infiltrate the exchange under the noses of the Germans but the Germans are waiting for them now and have plans of their own There are secrets Flick does not know secrets within the German ranks, secrets among her hastily recruited team, secrets among those she trusts the most And as the hours tick down to the point of no return, most daunting of all, there are secrets within herself
about Author
Ken Follett is one of the world s most successful authors Over 160 million copies of the 30 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages.Born on June 5, 1949, in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in philosophy He was made a fellow of the coll Ken Follett is one of the world s most successful authors Over 160 million copies of the 30 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages.Born on June 5, 1949, in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in philosophy He was made a fellow of the college in 1995.He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper, the South Wales Echo, and then with the London Evening News Subsequently, he worked for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming the deputy managing director.Ken s last project, the Century Trilogy, has sold 19.5 million copies worldwide The three books tell the story of the twentieth century through five generations on three continents Ken s first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978 A World War II thriller set in England, this book earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America It remains one of his most popular books.In 1989, Ken s epic novel about the building of a medieval cathedral, The Pillars of the Earth, was published It reached number one on bestseller lists everywhere and was turned into a major television series produced by Ridley Scott, which aired in 2010 The next book in the Kingsbridge series, World Without End, the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, proved equally popular when it was published in 2007 The Kingsbridge series has sold 38 million copies worldwide.Ken has been active in numerous literacy charities and was the president of Dyslexia Action for ten years He was the chair of the National Year of Reading, a joint initiative between government and businesses He is also active in many Stevenage charities and is the president of the Stevenage Community Trust Ken also set up The Follett Trust, which awards single donations to the arts and in cases of social deprivation and education.Ken, who loves music almost as much as he loves books, is an enthusiastic bass guitar player in two bands He lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, with his wife, Barbara, the former Labour member of Parliament for Stevenage Between them they have five children, six grandchildren, and three Labradors 
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge series, #1)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
World Without End (The Pillars of the Earth, #2)
Eye of the Needle
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D day is approaching They don t know where or when, but the Germans know it ll be soon, and for Felicity Flick Clairet, the stakes have never been hig
612 pagesKen Follett
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