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355: The Women of Washington's Spy Ring (Women Spies) Kindle Edition
Who was the original Agent 355?
If you like the Broadway hit Hamilton, AMC's Turn, or Alexander Rose's Washington's Spies, you won't be able to put down this meticulously researched tale of family, duty, love, and betrayal!
1776: British sympathizer Margaret (Meg) Moncrieffe expects to find the carefree America she remembers as a youth when she returns from her Irish boarding school. Instead, she finds the new country at war, with her father on one side and her new love, Aaron Burr, on the other. Will her misguided attempt to end the war result in dire consequences for the Continental Army?
After her husband Jonathan is captured by the British and dies aboard one of the notorious prison ships, a pregnant Elizabeth Burgin realizes she is stronger than she once thought. But when the Culper Ring enlists her help on a prison heist, is Elizabeth willing to sacrifice everything in order to save the lives of strangers?
Instead of finding herself in danger when British intelligence officer Major John André shows up at her family’s doorstep, Sally Townsend finds herself falling in love. Nonetheless, she seizes the opportunity to pass on intelligence to her brother, Robert, knowing that one false move could result in the noose for them both. What will happen when Sally finds out that Major André is playing the same dangerous game as she and Robert, albeit for the other side?\
Inspired by the true stories of these real-life heroines, 355 was a semi-finalist in the GOETHE Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Fiction!
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateDecember 12, 2017
- File size1926 KB
From the Publisher
The Women Spies Series by Kit Sergeant
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Who was the Mysterious Agent 355?Who was the mysterious 355 that could “outwit them all?” Inspired by many of the same characters featured in AMC’s Turn and the Broadway musical Hamilton, 355: A Novel chronicles the lives of three real-life women who use daring, skill, and, yes, a bit of flirtation, to help liberate America. |
Two sides. One war to end all warsWhen a war like no one has even seen rages through Europe in 1914, three women are set on a collision course with history, and one of them will make the ultimate sacrifice. |
The French Resistance is depending on these women to change the course of history...As the free world crumbles beneath the Germans' jackboots, the French Resistance is depending on these women to change the course of history... |
Can a lone woman stop the Germans’ advance?1940: The air is dense with the thick, acrid smoke of German bombs as Marie-Madeleine departs Paris, utterly alone in the world. Her destination is hundreds of kilometers away, where Navarre told her to meet him. Surely he would have a plan to get back at the Boches and fight for their freedom… |
Editorial Reviews
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A selection of comments left by Amazon reviewers:"It is well written and interesting. Once reading it is hard to put down. The history has been well researched. I highly recommend this book." "I loved reading about each woman being able to bravely protect the cause they were fighting for.""Great imagery. I felt I was right there."
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Product details
- ASIN : B077VSSW61
- Publisher : Thompson Belle Press (December 12, 2017)
- Publication date : December 12, 2017
- Language : English
- File size : 1926 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 384 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1981196730
- Best Sellers Rank: #205,059 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #231 in Historical Biographical Fiction
- #265 in Biographical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #574 in Biographical Historical Fiction
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About the author
Like her character Addy in Thrown for a Curve, Kit has a practically useless degree in marine biology. A teacher by profession and at heart, Kit loves to impart little-known facts and dares you to walk away from one of her books without learning at least one new thing. She has written a few beach reads with intelligent and strong female leads. One of them, What It Is, was a previous Kindle Scout winner. Her newest series on Women Spies keeps the strong heroines that are essential to Kit's books, but takes them back in time to show how essential they were in keeping our world free from oppression.
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In an amazon search for the Culper Ring, I found Kit Sergeant's 355: The Women of Washington's Spy Ring, which I promptly bought, as well as her second in the series, Underground, about the Civil War. And, I became a beta reader for her "L' Agent Double" (World War I) and "The Spark of Resistance" (World War II, just released July 2020). It's not only been fascinating to read about these daring women, but very enjoyable to exchange emails with the author about the characters - almost as if we're gossiping about people we know.
This July 3rd, I watched the marvelous "Hamilton" on my PC. Afterward, I wanted to know more about Hercules Mulligan. Following my annual viewing of "1776" on the Fourth, I decided to begin "355: The Women of Washington's Spy Ring", and was surprised to learn that Mulligan was one of the characters. As most of the action in the book takes place in New York City and Oyster Bay on Long Island, the scenes are very familiar to me. When the author mentions that the statue of George III at Bowling Green was struck down by angry patriots, I knew the exact spot - I've been there. The activity of British warships in New York harbor? I've been to South Street Seaport and could imagine how it looked.
I could feel a lump in my throat along with the people watching the warships from their windows, their guns aimed on their city, and smell the smoke as New York City burned.
Already an officer under General George Washington, Benjamin Tallmadge was the founder and leader of the Culper Ring, the first American secret service organization, and I enjoyed learning more about the ring. I had read a bit about the Culper Ring, being intrigued by its history in New York City and Long Island. My own town in Queens, New York was a hotbed of Tories during the American Revolution, and I imagined couriers for both sides riding on roads I'd been on myself.
I was impressed by the bravery of Elizabeth Burgin, widowed mother of three, in taking part in a daring rescue of American prisoners of an ice-bound prison ship.
And British Major John André is also in the book. Ever since I saw The Scarlet Coat on TV while still in school I had admired André's integrity and wanted to learn more about him. Even Alexander Hamilton was outraged about André's ignoble death. ("The Fate of Major Andre: A Letter from Alexander Hamilton to John Laurens" is available on amazon.com.)
I already knew that Robert Townsend and his sister Sally played a part in the Culper Ring, so their exploits were knuckle-biting. British Colonel John Graves Simcoe and Major André being billeted in the Townsend home, with their plans involving Benedict Arnold and West Point being overheard by Sally, kept me turning pages as fast as I could read.
But Meg Moncrieffe, daughter of an English captain, spying for the British because Aaron Burr wouldn't marry her because he was ambitious and she wasn't a good enough catch? Her story was so stretched out with details of clothes and thoughts about the "handsome" American soldier. To think that rebel soldiers had to die because a spoiled girl naively fell for a line by a man made me angry, and I didn't want to read about her. And hearing about André's death, it seemed as if Meg left the British officers mourning their fallen comrade because they weren't paying her enough attention.
I know that Sally and Meg were supposed to have been in their teens, but I got tired of reading the word "handsome" and wanted to know more about the process of the spy work, and more details about André's capture.
Top reviews from other countries
Great story telling and I found it easy to soak up the atmosphere of the time and the events.
Read it. You’ll not be disappointed.
The ladies seem almost to fall into the spying game.
I like how they are at first unaware how their actions are affecting the ones they know.
There is a brief description at the end of the further lives of the characters portrayed.