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The Spy Keeper of Marseille
In France of 1941, intelligence is key. Britain’s MI6 is desperate for information on what is happening behind enemy lines, and it’s up to Alliance to get it to them. And the leader of Alliance? Not the military man one might expect, not anymore. Alliance is led by la patronne: widow Zelie Bellarose.
But she though she is the keeper of hundreds of intelligencers, all too often, she doubts whether she really has what it takes to fight this battle. And yet, she can’t give it up. Because she will do anything to make sure her children grow up in freedom.
Alliance Codename Generator
The historical Alliance gave animal codenames to its agents, which led the Germans to refer to them as Noah’s Ark. Answer a few questions and have your own codename assigned to you!
The Spy Keeper Collection
Music & More
Notebooks, mugs, stickers, candles…all with your favorite themes from Spy Keeper!
The Geography
Though set primarily in the South of France, The Spy Keeper of Marseille mentions (and occasionally visits) quite a few places of import in the European theater of WW2. If you’d like a visual, here’s a map I created with all the places mentioned in the book noted.
Playlist!
A book with a concert pianist for a hero had to have a playlist! Quite a few pieces of music are mentioned in The Spy Keeper of Marseille, and you can listen along as you read!
Want to look them up yourself? Here’s the list!
Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto in C minor
Ravel’s “Jeux d’Eau”
Beethoven’s German dances
the Figaro aria, from The Barber of Seville
the Leonora-Luna duet from Il Trovatore (there’s nothing you can’t do)
Chopin’s Nocturne No. 21 in C-Minor
Chopin’s Op. 9 No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Vivaldi’s “Autumn”
Bartók’s Sonata for Solo Violin
The Scarbo section of Ravel’s “Gaspard de la Nuit”
Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique
Beethoven’s “Pathétique” Sonata
Franz Liszt’s “La Campanella”
Handel’s Messiah
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Corelli’s Christmas Concerto
Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël
Chopin’s Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major
Zazou-Zazou (jazz)
Vivaldi’s Concerto No. 1 in E Major from the “Spring” section of The Four Seasons
Marie-José’s ‘le Bar de l’escadrille’