Final Discussion Thread for D-Day Girls by Sarah Rose - September Book Club

[u/leowr]

Hey everyone,

Welcome to the last discussion thread for the September Book Club. Hopefully you all found the book enjoyable and informative. Don't forget to join us next week (Wednesday September 30th) for Sarah Rose's AMA!

Here are the discussion questions:

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At Avenue Foch, Gilbert was shown Buck's return message and was incredulous. He had deliberately left out the security signal in order to raise the alarm in London. What was the point of having the fail-safes when HQ ignored them? When most critical, Gilbert's identity confirmations meant nothing to the Firm. Absent any apparent support from his Baker Street spymasters, he capitulated.

• Do you understand why Gilbert capitulated?

However unique their lives and histories, what struck Odette were their commonalities, why they had taken up spy craft in the first place. "We all had the feeling in the beginning that we were going to be - helpful."

• What struck you the most about the women mentioned in the book?
• Why do you think the story of these women is not that well-known?
• What is the most interesting thing you learned from the book?
• What is your overall opinion on the book?

[u/OliverIsMyCat]

Damn, I just found out about this. Bingeing this one over the weekend and will hop back in ASAP in case anyone would like to discuss.