SLA Junior Seminar 5: Stories of courage

"It's for all the French Resistance workers in the war." (p.14) 

   

      This book consists of eight nonfiction short stories. Of all them, I was incredibly impressed the most at The Hosewife Spy. It is 1939 when a normal housewife, Odette's life changes. She is French woman and married  to an English man. They live in England with three small children. At that time, more and more countries join World War 2, and the nation needs more useful information about France. One day, Odette receives a phone call from the British Secret Service and they ask her to examine France and accomplish some missions as a spy. At first she hesitates to take the menacing job, however she determines to devote all of her life to England. Soon after she starts her job, everything goes well. However, her secret is disclosed by someone. Can she manage to get over the situation?

    

     Although her life seems to be full of danger and misfortune, she tries to never forget love for love in corner of her head all the time. Her factual story is described lively as if we heard it from Odette. It is often said that your belief or thought makes you more stronger and feel peacefully than you expect. I am sure you realize how important the learning is when you are in danger. 

Swain, Clare. Stories of courage. (2004) Oxford, UK: Penguin Books.