St. Angela's Book Club

A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her."

The target in their sights was Virginia Hall, a Baltimore socialite who talked her way into Special Operations Executive, the spy organization dubbed Winston Churchill's "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare." She became the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines and--despite her prosthetic leg--helped to light the flame of the French Resistance, revolutionizing secret warfare as we know it.

Virginia established vast spy networks throughout France, called weapons and explosives down from the skies, and became a linchpin for the Resistance. Even as her face covered wanted posters and a bounty was placed on her head, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate. She finally escaped through a death-defying hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown. But she plunged back in, adamant that she had more lives to save, and led a victorious guerilla campaign, liberating swathes of France from the Nazis after D-Day.

Based on new and extensive research, Sonia Purnell has for the first time uncovered the full secret life of Virginia Hall--an astounding and inspiring story of heroism, spycraft, resistance, and personal triumph over shocking adversity. A Woman of No Importance is the breathtaking story of how one woman's fierce persistence helped win the war.

Join the discussion of the book on Tuesday, October 29th at 7 pm in the Parish Administration Conference Room. 

For more information, contacrt Kevin Corbett at ktcorbett01@yahoo.com

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St. Angela’s Readings in Spirituality Book Club

 

Because God is present in all things and in all places the spiritual quest can be, and is appropriately, multi-faceted.  We often more easily and fruitfully experience the joy of the quest in relationship with others.  St. Angela’s Readings in Spirituality Book Club chooses from a variety of texts—classics in spirituality, biographies of saints, moral theology, and novels. The members meet every other month to discuss the current selection. 
                Different from a study course or a specifically faith-sharing group, the Book Club welcomes everyone who is interested, whether or not they have read the current book, because the topics are relevant and timely, lending themselves to lively and enjoyable discussion.

 
For more information on the Book Club and the next selection check the Bulletin or contact Kevin Corbett 281-438-5223 or Kathleen Messina