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The Lipstick Bureau : a novel / Michelle Gable.

Gable, Michelle, (author.).

Summary:
"1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotnà is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy's capital. One of the OSS's few female operatives abroad and multilingual, she's tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing propaganda to lower the morale of enemy soldiers. Despite limited resources, Niki and a scrappy team of artists, forgers, and others--now nicknamed The Lipstick Bureau--find success, forming a bond amid the cobblestoned streets and storied villas of the newly liberated city. But her work is also a way to escape devastating truths about the family she left behind in Czechoslovakia and a future with her controlling American husband. As the war drags on and the pressure intensifies, Niki begins to question the rules she's been instructed to follow, and a colleague unexpectedly captures her heart. But one step out of line, one mistake, could mean life or death..."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781525804908
  • ISBN: 1525804901
  • ISBN: 9781525811470
  • Physical Description: 427 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Graydon House, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes reader's guide with discussion questions.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: United States. Office of Strategic Services > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > United States > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Italy > Rome > Fiction.
Women spies > Fiction.
Czechoslovak Americans > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
United States. Office of Strategic Services > Officials and employees > Fiction.
Americans > Italy > Rome > Fiction.
Anti-Nazi propaganda > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 19 of 20 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 20 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION GABLE (Text) 50686016260940 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library F GAB (Text) 37268003156197 AHMFL Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F GAB (Text) 33240004729201 Adult Fiction Available -
Bernville Area Community Library GAB (Text) 33249023894870 Fiction Available -
Boone Area Library GAB (Text) 33249024520680 Fiction Available -
Carroll Valley Library HIST FIC GABLE MICHELLE (Text)
Endowment: G. Radcliffe and Marian B. Schultz Named Endowment, 2023
35740635916174 Historical Fiction Available -
Exeter Community Library GAB (Text) 33249025520705 Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Gable (Text) 39427103711727 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity FIC GAB LIP 2022 (Text) 31001101874536 Adult Fiction Available -
North Wales Area Library F Gable (Text) 35410000830067 NWAL Fiction Available -

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