Suzy Henderson

📖✨   Her Darkest Hour   is officially   on NetGalley (Advance Reader Copies)   and available for   pre-order ahead of its May 8th release ! If you love   historical fiction with a supernatural twist , now’s your chance to dive into Eliza MacLean’s world—where magic and war collide, and a single choice could change the fate of Britain. A Witch. A War. A Spy Hiding in Plain Sight. In   1939 England , Eliza MacLean has spent her life denying her magic. But as war looms and a deadly   spy threatens Britain , she’s forced into a world of   espionage, deception, and occult warfare . With the fate of the nation at stake, she must embrace the power she’s always feared—before it’s too late. Book Description:  England, 1939. A young witch. A nation at war. A spy hiding in plain sight. As war looms over Britain, Eliza MacLean wants nothing more than an ordinary life. Raised on the Isle of Mull, she’s spent years denying her gifts—just as her mothe...

The Writing Desk: Special Guest Interview with Author Suzy Henderson... : Available on Amazon UK and Amazon US May 1940. The French and British armies are in retreat as Hitler's blitzkrieg storms through Franc...

  The Remarkable Life of Nancy Wake: From Adventurous  Youth to War Heroine Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Nancy Wake's story is one of extraordinary courage, resilience, and a relentless pursuit of freedom. Known as the "White Mouse" for her ability to evade capture, Nancy Wake's life before, during, and after World War II is a testament to the indomitable spirit of one of the most decorated women of the war. Early Life: An Adventurous Spirit Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was born on August 30, 1912, in Wellington, New Zealand. Her family moved to Sydney, Australia, when she was just two years old. Nancy's early years were marked by a strong sense of independence and adventure. As a teenager, she ran away from home, worked as a nurse, and eventually traveled to Europe, fueled by her desire to experience the world beyond the confines of her upbringing. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons In the 1930s, Nancy moved to Paris and worked as a journalist. Her assignment...

This is an interview with the youngest pilot to take part in the Battle of Britain, Geoff Wellum, filmed in 2014 at Mullion Cove, Cornwall by dai4films.com. Hope you enjoy. Lest we forget.

  Finding Nancy Wake by Suzy Henderson, Author of Madame Fiocca. I first read about Nancy Wake and her role in World War Two several years ago, while researching another story. I recall thinking how commendable, but I read on, discovering other heroines of SOE including the American, Virginia Hall, the first female operative in France. What is even more remarkable is that she had a prosthetic leg. While working with the Special Operations Executive in France, Virginia had to escape over the Pyrenees, quite literally at one-point crawling part of the way. It was an incredible achievement and so courageous. One day I came across an article about Nancy Wake, and it mentioned her husband. That caught my interest, so I bought a biography of Wake written by Russel Braddon. Suddenly, Nancy was on my mind and I wanted to know more, such as where she grew up, and her life before France. Braddon’s book was wonderful, but it didn’t cover much of Nancy’s life in Australia. I then bought Nancy’...

This sounds like a great new WW2 book & mystery. Worth checking out so do follow the link below: The Coffee Pot Book Club: We are so excited to be taking The Custard Corpses... : Publication Date: March 25th 2021 Publisher: M J Publishing Genre: Historical Mystery A delicious 1940s mystery. Birmingham, England, 1943. ...

I have loved reading about history for as long as I can remember. On more than one occasion, I was asked what class I was reading a book for and I had to admit that it was something I had selected to read for enjoyment. Yet, I was not familiar with the story of the “radium girls” until I listened to Kate Moore’s excellent book. It was one of those snippets of history that seems unbelievable. When you think things are changing for the better, something happens and everything gets worse. Then you realize that events just like it continue to occur to this very day. Called radium girls because of the luminescent paint they used to make watch and instrument dials glow in the dark, the young working-class women who were exposed to radium on a daily bases began sickening and dying in the years immediately following World War I. The companies they worked for denied liability, rejected the idea that radium was the cause of the women’s problems, and made any excuse at their disposa...

The Avid Reader: Blog Tour + Review + #Giveaway: Madame Fiocca by S...

This week I'm on tour with my latest release, Madame Fiocca. For those who don't know, it's about Nancy Wake, the infamous SOE heroine, journalist and French Resistance courier. Here's a piece I wrote for Viviana Mackade's fabulous book blog today. For the entire piece click the link below: https://viviana-mackade.blog/2020/03/09/on-tour-with-madame-fiocca-by-suzy-henderson-and-meet-the-author/comment-page-1/?unapproved=32162&moderation-hash=684d3ec31090c1487941ac2f9acc95e1#comment-32162 Finding Nancy by Suzy Henderson, author of Madame Fiocca. I first read about Nancy Wake and her role in World War Two several years ago, while researching another story. I recall thinking how commendable, but I read on, discovering other heroines of SOE including the American, Virginia Hall, the first female operative in France. What is even more remarkable is that she had a prosthetic leg. While working with the Special Operations Executive in France, Virginia ...

This weekend only: Grab a copy of Madame Fiocca FREE e-book until January 26th. Universal Link:  http:// mybook.to/MadameFiocca Latest Review 5 Stars: From the first paragraph of this enthralling biography that reads like a memoir, my attention was firmly grabbed and it never once flagged, even when it looked like Nancy’s life would be all love and roses. I had never heard of Nancy Wake, the independent, adventurous woman who seized life with both hands, living fully, embracing all it had to offer. But I immediately fell under her spell, tagging along as she made her way into adulthood and headlong into some of the most tumultuous times our world has ever known. It took no time for Nancy to land plum assignments in Europe, where her love of food and culture bloomed. She lived a dazzling life as she made her way across the continent, reporting news of the emerging monsters—Mussolini, Franco and Hitler—as they cut a swath of misery and destruction across Europe. And in the ...

Paperback ,  304 pages Published February 3rd 2015 by Mariner Books  (first published January 26th 2015) Description: Downed during his first mission, James Hunter is taken captive as a German POW. To bide the time, he studies a nest of redstarts at the edge of camp. Some prisoners plot escape; some are shot. And then, one day, James is called to the Kommandant’s office. Meanwhile, back home, James’s new wife, Rose, is on her own, free in a way she has never known. Then, James’s sister, Enid, loses everything during the Blitz and must seek shelter with Rose. In a cottage near Ashdown forest, the two women jealously guard secrets, but form a surprising friendship. Each of these characters will find unexpected freedom amid war’s privations and discover confinements that come with peace. Review: Well, it's no secret that I love WW2 books, although not all of them of course. But this book caught my attention, late in the day as it was published a few years ago. St...

The next instalment and the inspiration behind my latest novel, Madame Fiocca: The Remarkable True Story of Nancy Wake.

I hope you enjoy watching the first instalment of Nancy Wake, SOE heroine who helped hundreds of people flee the Germans in Nazi-occupied France while she lived in Marseille. In 1943, she became an evader, fleeing across the Pyrenees into Spain. From there, she travelled to Gibraltar and sailed to England where she eventually joined SOE. The rest, as they say, is history.

February 1933: Nancy Wake is a gregarious twenty-year-old looking for adventure. Having fled her unhappy family home in Sydney, she becomes a journalist and is thrilled when she is posted to Paris. The city is glamorous, brimming with journalists, artists, and a growing number of refugees.  Later, in the French Riviera, she uncovers more than news following a chance encounter with wealthy industrialist, Henri Fiocca. Their relationship blossoms as Hitler makes waves across Europe. While on an assignment in Vienna in 1938, she witnesses Nazis whipping Jews on the street and she vows to fight for justice if ever the opportunity arises. When Henri is called to the Front to fight, Nancy, determined to help the war effort, joins the Red Cross as an ambulance driver. Every day she witnesses atrocities. When Paris falls, Nancy flees the German oppressors and returns to Marseille. France is a nation defeated; its people are in despair. A chance encounter with a British o...

Myths, Legends, Books & Coffee Pots: Historical Fiction author, Suzy Henderson, is taki... : Becoming acquainted with your character:  Writing Historial Fiction By Suzy Henderson People often ask why I write h...

Myths, Legends, Books & Coffee Pots: #CoverReveal — Madame Fiocca, by Suzy Henderson #H... : --> Madame Fiocca By Suzy Henderson Marseille, September 1939. War is coming. Nancy Wake is a gregarious twe...

Image courtesy of copyright IWM (Art.IWM PST 0318)). So often when we talk of war, we discuss the fighting, the aerial or sea battles and the men who fought so courageously for peace. What of the women? I've often read about the home front and of women who worked in munitions factories, or those drafted to work the land. But what of the bloody side of battle? What of the nurses and the thousands of women who went to nurse wounded soldiers overseas? The Great War would bring significant change in so many ways. It was widely anticipated that this war would be short. Wartime propaganda began with a kick and helped to spread patriotic fever far and wide. Thousands of young men answered Kitchener's call to arms, but their fever was to calm very quickly. Once placed in the heart of battle the weeks rolled into months and then a year and disillusionment stepped in as many realised that all seemed endless, hopeless. The wounded sustained injuries never seen before. What was w...