the lipstick bureau a novel michelle gable

Loosely inspired by real-life OSS operative Barbara Lauwers, The Lipstick Bureau is about a woman challenging convention and boundaries to help win a war, no matter the cost. But one step out of line, one mistake, could mean life or death. Newlywed Niki Novotn is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italys capital.

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.Īs 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. 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.ĭespite 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. Newlywed Niki Novotn is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy's capital. But one step out of line, one mistake, could mean life or death.1944, Rome. 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.ĭespite 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.

Newlywed Niki Novotná is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy's capital. The Lipstick Bureau: A Novel Inspired by a Real-Life Female Spy Author Michelle Gable Publisher Harlequin, 2022 ISBN 0369702182, 9780369702180 Subjects Fiction Historical World War II. 'A gripping, fascinating read.' -Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphanġ944, Rome. Inspired by a real-life female spy, a WWII-set novel about a woman challenging convention and boundaries to help win a war, no matter the cost.

The lipstick bureau a novel michelle gable