Bøger af Kate Quinn

1947. I en verden præget af efterveerne fra Anden Verdenskrig står den amerikanske collegepige Charlie St. Clair og er gravid, ugift og på nippet til at blive smidt ud af sin meget anstændige familie.Charlie klamrer sig samtidigt til det desperate håb, at hendes elskede kusine Rose, som forsvandt under krigen i det nazi-besatte Frankrig, stadig er i live, så da Charlies mor slæber hende med til Europa for at få ordnet hendes lille problem, stikker hun af til London, fast besluttet på at finde ud af, hvad der skete med den kusine, hun elsker som en søster. 1915. Den Store Krig er et år gammel, og Eve Gardiner brænder efter at bidrage i kampen mod tyskerne. Det får hun uventet chancen for, da hun rekrutteres som spion og sendes ind bag fjendens linjer i det besatte Frankrig, hvor hun oplæres af spionernes dronning, den fascinerende Lili med kodenavnet Alice, som styrer et omfattende netværk af hemmelige agenter lige for næsen af fjenden. 30 år senere bor Eve i et forfaldent hus i London, ensom og fordrukken, hjemsøgt af det bedrag, der endte med at flå Alice-netværket i stumper og stykker. Lige indtil en ung, amerikansk pige braser ind i hendes hus og taler om en person, hvis navn Eve ikke har hørt i årtier. Det sender dem begge ud på en færd for at finde sandheden – uanset hvor den fører hen. "Denne pageturner rummer både modige heltinder, skurke man elsker at hade og spørgsmål om liv og død. Quinns mange facetterende historie og levende karakterer vil tiltale alle læsere."- Library Journal "En blændende fortalt,indsigtfuld roman." - 5 hjerter- Femina

1947. I en verden præget af efterveerne fra Anden Verdenskrig står den amerikanske collegepige Charlie St. Clair og er gravid, ugift og på nippet til at blive smidt ud af sin meget anstændige familie. Charlie klamrer sig samtidigt til det desperate håb, at hendes elskede kusine Rose, som forsvandt under krigen i det nazi-besatte Frankrig, stadig er i live, så da Charlies mor slæber hende med til Europa for at få ordnet hendes Lille Problem, stikker hun af til London, fast besluttet på at finde ud af, hvad der skete med den kusine, hun elsker som en søster.1915. Den Store Krig er et år gammel, og Eve Gardiner brænder efter at bidrage i kampen mod tyskerne. Det får hun uventet chancen for, da hun rekrutteres som spion og sendes ind bag fjendens linjer i det besatte Frankrig, hvor hun oplæres af spionernes dronning, den fascinerende Lili med kodenavnet Alice, som styrer et omfattende netværk af hemmelige agenter lige for næsen af fjenden. 30 år senere bor Eve i et forfaldent hus i London, ensom og fordrukken, hjemsøgt af det bedrag, der endte med at flå Alice-netværket i stumper og stykker. Lige indtil en ung, amerikansk pige braser ind i hendes hus og taler om en person, hvis navn Eve ikke har hørt i årtier. Det sender dem begge ud på en færd for at finde sandheden – uanset hvor den fører hen.

I kølvandet på krig bliver jægeren den jagede...Russiske Nina Markova har altid drømt om at flyve. Da nazisterne angriber Sovjetunionen, sætter hun alt på spil for at slutte sig til de legendariske Night Witches – et kvindeligt natbomberegiment, der skaber kaos for den tyske fjende på Østfronten.Da hun strander bag fjendens rækker, bliver Nina bytte for den farlige kvindelige nazist kendt som Jægerinden, og Nina må kæmpe med alt, hvad hun har, for at holde sig i live. Forandret af krigens rædsel er den britiske krigskorrespondent Ian Graham blevet nazistjæger, men der er især ét mål, som han er desperat efter at indfange: Jægerinden. I sin intense jagt på dette sagnomspundne spøgelse bliver det klart for ham, at han har brug for hjælp fra det eneste vidne, der nogensinde har undsluppet Jægerinden i live: Nina. Jægerinden er en hjerteskærende historie om krigens konsekvenser og den pris, vi betaler i vores søgen efter sandhed og retfærdighed.

'If you enjoyed The Tattooist of Auschwitz, read The Huntress by Kate Quinn' The Washington Post'Fascinating, brilliantly written, enthralling - just phenomenal' Jill Mansell*From the bestselling author of The Alice Network*

'SPARTACUS for girls' - this powerful Roman epic aimed squarely at the female market is perfect for all those who loved the HBO mini-series ROME, which attracted 6.6 million viewers on its BBC premiere

The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era.

Baseret på en sand historie, om heltemod, der er vokset ud af desperation, om en mor, der blev soldat, og om en kvinde, der fandt sin plads i verden og ændrede historiens gang for altid. Ljudmila Pavlitjenko, en nørdet og pligtopfyldende historiestuderende fra Kyiv, er ikke i tvivl. Hun vil kæmpe – kæmpe for sit lands, sit livs og sin søns fremtid. Da Hitler invaderer Sovjetunionen, tager Milas liv en helt ny drejning. Hun tager kampen op og forvandles fra flittig studine til livsfarlig snigskytte. 309 drab senere og nationalhelt, bliver hun hjemkaldt fra fronten for at blive sendt på charmetur til Amerika som det gode eksempel. Krigen har sat sine spor, og hun føler sig isoleret og ensom, indtil et uventet venskab med USA’s førstedamen Eleanor Roosevelt og et endnu mere uventet venskab med en tavs ligemand tænder lidt lys i et mørkt liv. Men da en gammel fjende dukker frem fra fortiden, er det ikke kun egne dæmoner, Mila tvinges til at tage kampen op imod.

Featuring an exclusive excerpt from Kate Quinn's next incredible historical novel, THE HUNTRESSNEW YORK TIMES USA TODAY BESTSELLER#1 GLOBE AND MAIL HISTORICAL FICTION BESTSELLEROne of NPR's Best Books of the Year!One of Bookbub's Biggest Historical Fiction Books of the Year!Reese Witherspoon Book Club Summer Reading Pick!TheGirly Book Club Book of the Year!ASummer Book Pick from Good Housekeeping, Parade, Library Journal, Goodreads, Liz and Lisa, and BookBubIn an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two womena female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption. 1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive. So when Charlie's parents banish her to Europe to have her "e;little problem"e; taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London, determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister.1915. A year into the Great War, Eve Gardiner burns to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets her chance when she's recruited to work as a spy. Sent into enemy-occupied France, she's trained by the mesmerizing Lili, the "e;Queen of Spies"e;, who manages a vast network of secret agents right under the enemy's nose. Thirty years later, haunted by the betrayal that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days drunk and secluded in her crumbling London house. Until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn't heard in decades, and launches them both on a mission to find the truth...no matter where it leads.Both funny and heartbreaking, this epic journey of two courageous women is an unforgettable tale of little-known wartime glory and sacrifice. Quinn knocks it out of the park with this spectacular book!Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling author of America's First Daughter

The Alice Network, a captivating historical novel by Kate Quinn, was published in 2017 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc. This engrossing book delves into the genre of historical fiction, offering readers a glimpse into the past. The story unfolds through the eyes of two women, a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947. These two women are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption. Kate Quinn has masterfully woven this tale, making it a must-read for those who appreciate well-researched historical fiction. HarperCollins Publishers Inc, known for their quality publications, has ensured this book is no exception. The Alice Network is available in English.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of THE ALICE NETWORK and THE HUNTRESS comes a powerful Roman epic, perfect for those who loved the HBO mini-series ROME. This sweeping, powerful epic tells the story of one of the bloodiest years in Rome's history through the eyes of two remarkable women fighting for survival.

From seven masters of historical fictionincludingNew York Timesbestseller Kate Quinncomes a richly imagined anthology of stories whichbring the epic tale of the Trojan War to life.Troy: city of gold, gatekeeper of the East, haven of the god-born and the lucky, a city destined to last a thousand years. But the Fates have other plansthe Fates, and a woman named Helen. In the shadow of Troys gates, all must be reborn in the greatest war of the ancient world: slaves and queens, heroes and cowards, seers and kings . . . and these are their stories.A young princess and an embittered prince join forces to prevent a fatal elopement.A tormented seeress challenges the gods themselves to save her city from the impending disaster.A tragedy-haunted king battles private demons and envious rivals as the siege grinds on.Adoomedhero launches a desperate plan to bring the war to a close.A grizzled archer and a desperate Amazon risk their lives to avenge their dead.A trickster conceives the greatest trick of all.A goddesss son battles to save the spirit of Troy even as the walls are breached in fire and blood.Seven authors vividly recreate the Trojan War: its heroes, its villains, its survivors, its dead. Who will lie forgotten in the embers, and who will rise to shape the bloody dawn of a new age?

Washington, DC, 1950. Alle holder sig for sig selv i Briarwood House, et pensionat i hjertet af landets hovedstad, hvor der gemmer sig hemmeligheder bag det hvide stakit. Men da den mystiske enke, Grace March, flytter ind på loftsrummet, trækker hun sin sære samling af naboer ind i et usandsynligt venskab: den balancerede engelske skønhed Fliss, hvis facade af perfekt hustru og mor dækker gabende indre sår; politimandens datter Nora, der har rodet sig ud i et forhold til en skyggefuld gangster; den frustrerede baseballstjerne Beatrice, hvis karriere sluttede sammen med kvindebaseball-ligaen under Anden Verdenskrig; og giftige, fandenivoldske Arlene, der har kastet sig ud i McCarthys Kommunistforskrækkelse.

”Kate Quinns velresearchede historiske romaner er så medrivende, at man ikke kan slippe dem.”– JULIA LAHMESAN FRANCISCO, 1906. I en by, der vrimler med nyslåede millionærer og intrigante opkomlinge, håber to meget forskellige kvinder på at ændre deres skæbner: Sopranen Gemma, hvis karriere og selvtillid hænger i en tynd tråd, og Suling, datteren af en vaskeriejer i Chinatown, der forsøger at slippe ud af et arrangeret ægteskab.Deres veje krydses, da de begge havner i kredsen omkring Henry Thornton, en charmerende jernbanemagnat, hvis ekstraordinære samling af kinesiske antikviteter omfatter en yderst sjælden og smuk fønikskrone.Et ødelæggende jordskælv flår byen fra hinanden og vender op og ned på alting. Thornton forsvinder og efterlader sig et mysterium, der er større, end nogen kunne have forestillet sig. Et mysterium, som måske lader sig løse, da Fønikskronen dukker op igen fem år senere ved et overdådigt kostumebal i Paris.KATE QUINN er en amerikansk forfatter, der har skrevet en lang række historiske romaner. I 2018 udgav hun bestselleren Kodenavn Alice baseret på en sand historie om kvindelige spioner under Første Verdenskrig, som også var hendes første roman på dansk.JANIE CHANG er en canadisk forfatter – født i Taiwan – som tidligere har udgivet den anmelderroste Dragon Springs Road. Fønikskronen er Changs debut på dansk.

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles.San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijings fallen Summer Palace.His patronage offers Gemma and Suling the chance of a lifetime, but their lives are thrown into turmoil when a devastating earthquake rips San Francisco apart and Thornton disappears, leaving behind a mystery reaching further than anyone could have imagined... until the Phoenix Crown reappears five years later at a sumptuous Paris costume ball, drawing Gemma and Suling together in one last desperate quest for justice.

"From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles."--Provided by publisher.

From seven bestselling authors, including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn, comes a gripping and vividly imagined novel following an epic struggle of rebellion against the might of Rome.Britannia: land of mist and magic clinging to the western edge of the Roman Empire. A red-haired queen named Boudica led her people in a desperate rebellion against the might of Rome, an epic struggle destined to consume heroes and cowards, young and old, Roman and Briton . . . and these are their stories.A calculating queen foresees the fires of rebellion in a king's death.A neglected slave girl seizes her own courage as Boudica calls for war.An idealistic tribune finds manhood in a brutal baptism of blood and slaughter.A death-haunted Druid challenges the gods themselves to ensure victory for his people.A conflicted young warrior finds himself torn between loyalties to tribe and to Rome.An old champion struggles for everlasting glory in the final battle against the legions.A pair of fiery princesses fight to salvage the pieces of their mother's dream as the ravens circle.A novel in seven parts, overlapping stories of warriors and peacemakers, queens and slaves, Romans and Britons who cross paths during Boudica's epic rebellion. But who will survive to see the dawn of a new Britannia, and who will fall to feed the ravens?

This is Fantasy Opera that is loosely based on Sephro, the novel, also available on Amazon and CreateSpace by Kate Quinn. A timeless piece, Sephro uses the healing power of music, the universal language, to take us on a journey of the great mystical mysteries of life, love, death, salvation and transformation. When a coven of pagan witches unite with beings from another planet, divine spirituality of humankind triumphs over evil. Crystonian, the father of the coven, has saved Planet Sephro from certain destruction, and is asked to further aid them, as evil threatens. His wife, Aera, is a realist and does not believe in Sephro. Their son, Cryss, is in love with Craela, a mysterious young girl from the planet. Amidst their conflict, each character must make a decision that will change the course of his or her destiny.

San Francisco, 1906. I en by der vrimler med nyslåede millionærer og intrigante opkomlinge, håber to meget forskellige kvinder på at ændre deres skæbner: Gemma, en guldhåret, sølvstemmet sopran, hvis karriere desperat trænger til genoplivning, og Suling, en brodøse i China Town, der er fast besluttet på at slippe ud af et arrangeret ægteskab. Deres veje krydses, da de bliver trukket ind i kredsen omkring Henry Thornton, en charmerende jernbanemagnat, hvis ekstraordinære samling af kinesiske antikviteter omfatter den sagnomspundne Fønikskrone.

"A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era ... Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation s capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship: poised English beauty Fliss, whose facade of perfect wife and mother covers gaping inner wounds; policeman's daughter Nora, who finds herself entangled with a shadowy gangster; frustrated baseball star Beatrice, whose career has come to an end along with the women's baseball league of WWII; and poisonous, gung-ho Arlene, who has thrown herself into McCarthy's Red Scare. Grace's weekly attic-room dinner parties and window-brewed sun tea become a healing balm on all their lives, but she hides a terrible secret of her own. When a shocking act of violence tears the house apart, the Briar Club women must decide once and for all: who is the true enemy in their midst?"--

A "powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era"--

?The reigning queen of historical fiction? -- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything?beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses?but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets. Imperious self-made Mab, product of east-end London poverty, works the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Both Osla and Mab are quick to see the potential in local village spinster Beth, whose shyness conceals a brilliant facility with puzzles, and soon Beth spreads her wings as one of the Park's few female cryptanalysts. But war, loss, and the impossible pressure of secrecy will tear the three apart. 1947. As the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever, three friends-turned-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter--the key to which lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them confined to an asylum. A mysterious traitor has emerged from the shadows of their Bletchley Park past, and now Osla, Mab, and Beth must resurrect their old alliance and crack one last code together. But each petal they remove from the rose code brings danger--and their true enemy--closer...

In a story that is THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN meets THE NATURE OF FRAGILE THINGS, New York Times Bestselling author Kate Quinn and Janie Chang come together in a compelling historical tale of four women whose lives intersect in the most unexpected ways.

From the minds of bestselling authors, including NYT Bestseller Kate Quinn, comes a vividly imagined anthology of stories following the lives of those in ancient Pompeii on the fateful day of Mount Vesuvius's eruption.

?The reigning queen of historical fiction? -- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything?beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses?but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets. Imperious self-made Mab, product of east-end London poverty, works the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Both Osla and Mab are quick to see the potential in local village spinster Beth, whose shyness conceals a brilliant facility with puzzles, and soon Beth spreads her wings as one of the Park's few female cryptanalysts. But war, loss, and the impossible pressure of secrecy will tear the three apart. 1947. As the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever, three friends-turned-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter--the key to which lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them confined to an asylum. A mysterious traitor has emerged from the shadows of their Bletchley Park past, and now Osla, Mab, and Beth must resurrect their old alliance and crack one last code together. But each petal they remove from the rose code brings danger--and their true enemy--closer...

Nina Markova grows up on the icy edge of Soviet Russia, dreaming of flight and fearing nothing. When war arrives, she gambles everything to join the Night Witches, a female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on Hitler's eastern front. But when she is downed behind enemy lines and thrown across the path of a Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, Nina must use all her wits to survive.British war correspondent Ian Graham has witnessed the horrors of war and after the Nuremburg Trials, he abandons journalism to become a Nazi hunter. Yet one target eludes him: the Huntress. Ian must join forces with Nina, but a secret could derail their mission unless they confront it. Seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride grows up in post?World War II Boston, determined to become a photographer. At first delighted when her widowed father brings home a fiancée, Jordan becomes disquieted by the German widow who is hiding something. Armed with her camera and her wits, Jordan delves into her stepmother's past and discovers deeply buried mysteries. But Jordan's search for the truth may threaten all she holds dear.

Gribende roman om den stille bogorm fra Kiev, der blev historiens mest dødbringende kvindelige snigskytte.DIAMANTBLIKKET bygger på en sand historie om en mor, der blev soldat, og om en kvinde, der fandt sin plads i verden og ændrede historiens gang for altid.Da Hitler invaderer Sovjetunionen, bliver Milas liv vendt op og ned. Hun tager kampen op og forvandles fra flittig historiestuderende til livsfarlig snigskytte. 309 drab senere er Mila blevet en nationalhelt og må se sig sendt til Amerika på charmetur som det gode eksempel. Mila har svært ved at tilpasse sig den funklende verden, hun møder i Washington D.C., og hun føler sig isoleret og ensom, indtil et uventet venskab med førstedamen Eleanor Roosevelt tænder et lys i mørket.KATE QUINN er en amerikansk forfatter, der har skrevet en lang række historiske romaner. I 2018 udgav hun bestselleren Kodenavn Alice baseret på en sand historie om kvindelige spioner under Første Verdenskrig, som også var hendes første roman på dansk. I 2019 fulgte Jægerinden om de legendariske Night Witches, og i 2021 udkom Rosenkoden med afsæt i legenden om kodebryderne fra Bletchley Park under Anden Verdenskrig.

?The reigning queen of historical fiction? -- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything?beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses?but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets. Imperious self-made Mab, product of east-end London poverty, works the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Both Osla and Mab are quick to see the potential in local village spinster Beth, whose shyness conceals a brilliant facility with puzzles, and soon Beth spreads her wings as one of the Park's few female cryptanalysts. But war, loss, and the impossible pressure of secrecy will tear the three apart. 1947. As the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever, three friends-turned-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter--the key to which lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them confined to an asylum. A mysterious traitor has emerged from the shadows of their Bletchley Park past, and now Osla, Mab, and Beth must resurrect their old alliance and crack one last code together. But each petal they remove from the rose code brings danger--and their true enemy--closer...

New York Times BestsellerThe bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story.In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv), wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son?but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper?a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour.Still reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss, Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington, DC?until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness. But when an old enemy from Mila's past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life.Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever.