Mr. Churchill's Secretary

 Tired of reading nonfiction books about the WWII in the Pacific, what do I do? I listened to an audiobook fiction of WWII in England.  Mr. Churchill’s Secretary is a very clever story about Maggie Hope who graduated at the top of her college class and had all the smarts and skills to be a part of the British Intelligence Service. It was early in WWII, and England was preparing itself for the inevitable German assault, and Churchill was the newly elected Prime Minister. However ever talented she was, because of her gender, she was relegated to being typist #10 at 10 Downing Street. She had regular contact with Churchill who was immediately impressed with her brilliance and straightforward character.

 

There was a mystery with regard to Maggie’s history. She was told that her parents were both killed in an auto accident when she was newly born, and she was then raised by her paternal aunt who she perceived to be none-to-happy about being given such a task. There was especially more to be known about her father and his work for the government. Meanhwhile, there were more dangers to her country than just the Axis powers, specifically the IRA which saw Germany as a partner in the war against England and was willing to plot various espionage acts.

 

Maggie turns out to be a great and able protagonist. The plot and cast of characters were well-developed. I’d be very happy to see a sequel to the Maggie Hope novel.