Rebel Spy, Veronica Rossi
Rebel Spy, Veronica Rossi
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Rebel Spy

Author: Veronica Rossi

Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya

Unabridged: 10 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/23/2020

Synopsis

A reimagining of the story behind Agent 355—a New York society girl and spy for George Washington during the Revolutionary War—perfect for fans of Tatiana de Rosnay’s Sarah’s Key and the novels of Julie Berry.Rebellious Frannie Tasker knows little about the war between England and its thirteen colonies in 1776, until a shipwreck off her home in Grand Bahama Island presents an unthinkable opportunity. The body of a young woman floating in the sea gives Frannie the chance to escape her brutal stepfather—and she takes it.Assuming the identity of the drowned Emmeline Coates, Frannie is rescued by a British merchant ship and sails with the crew to New York. For the next three years, Frannie lives a lie as Miss Coates, swept up in a courtship by a dashing British lieutenant. But after witnessing the darker side of the war, she realizes that her position gives her power. Soon she finds herself eavesdropping on British officers, risking everything to pass information on to George Washington’s Culper spy ring as agent 355. Frannie believes in the fight for American liberty—but what will it cost her? Inspired by the true “355” and rich in historical detail and intrigue, this is the story of an unlikely New York society girl turned an even unlikelier spy.

About Veronica Rossi

Veronica Rossi is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Under the Never Sky series. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, grew up in California, and graduated from UCLA. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two sons, one of whom just surpassed her in height.

About Jennifer Jill Araya

Jennifer Jill Araya has been listening to audiobooks since she was a young child, so the fact that she gets to narrate them for a living is a dream come true. Trained as an opera singer and an orchestral cellist, she uses that experience to bring musicality and a depth of understanding to the recording booth. When not narrating, she can be found biking, running, hiking, or exploring with her husband in her home town of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on December 13, 2020

Q: “I find the sea to be devastatingly powerful, enthrallingly beautiful, and fathomless in scope.” (c) I can't help feeling that the setting is very off. Historically: what, the only known known is that at some point there was some lady spy? That's the whole basis for this fiction? Huh. A girl diver......more

Goodreads review by lydia ‧ ia on September 30, 2023

I don’t even know what to say. The ending destroyed me but also revived my soul. Frannie's story took me to my seventh fathom and I don't want to come out of it. This book is set during the American Revolution, but it never once explores the front lines of the war or the fighting itself. It takes rea......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay (pawsomereads) on June 05, 2020

Rebel Spy follows Frannie as she assumes the identity of a loyalist young woman during the Revolutionary War in an attempt to escape her abusive step-father. I really enjoyed the descriptive writing that Veronica Rossi utilized in the novel. Frannie has a very imaginative mind that pairs with the wr......more

Goodreads review by Jane on June 13, 2020

2.5 stars You can read all of my reviews at [URL not allowed] This is an ok historical fiction about the mysterious Agent 355 - the famous "lady" spy who passes information to George Washington's Culper spy ring. Frannie Tasker is a young girl in the Grand Bahama Islands. Her mother d......more

Goodreads review by ੈ✩‧₊˚ faithreads *ೃ༄ (inactive) on December 28, 2024

I really liked it but it was a little cheesy at times…and I was honestly confused on the storyline lol. I think that if it was clearer on characters and events, maybe that would make it better?? I definitely liked learning about the 355 spy, I’ve never really heard or learned about her, so that was......more

Quotes

“A thrilling tale of deception, intrigue, and romance.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Literature

“Romance rivals intrigue in a story that readers will find the very opposite of dry history.” Booklist

“Rossi excels at portraying the danger of Frannie’s society life and intelligence work—which escalate as she becomes romantically involved with a British officer—while crafting a daring heroine and her compelling exploits.” Publishers Weekly

“Rich in historical detail and inspired by a true story, daring and courageous Frannie, code name ‘355,’ does her bit for the American Revolution…A riveting read.” Kirkus Reviews

“Rare and compelling…prepare to be transported.” Kim Liggett, author of The Grace Year

“With lush prose, rich historical detail, and a heroine that explodes off the page, Rebel Spy is a true feat of fiction. Rossi does more than tell the story of a forgotten American hero: she reminds us how much women have driven the course of history—and how many of them we have forgotten. I could not put this book down.” Susan Dennard, author of Bloodwitch

“Love, revolution, intrigue, and danger: Rossi has woven a thrilling tale.”” Martha Brockenbrough, author of Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary

“Fierce, feminist historical fiction! Impeccably researched and irresistibly told.” Jessica Spotswood, author of A Tyranny of Petticoats

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