The Mademoiselle Alliance
My Next Book!
I’m so very excited about this one. THE MADEMOISELLE ALLIANCE is coming in April 2025!
The book is based on a true story, and it’s the biggest story I’ve ever written. It’s about the bravest, most extraordinary woman, a woman named Marie-Madeleine Fourcade—the ONLY woman to have led a French Resistance network during WWII. That’s right, only one woman. And I’m telling her story because if there was ever a story that deserves to find its way into as many hands as possible, it’s the story of Marie-Madeline Fourcade.
Mother. Car-rallyer. Pilot. Journalist. A woman who became known as the beautiful spy. A woman at the top of the Gestapo’s most-wanted list. A woman whose heart was broken over and over by the war, but who kept fighting because it was the right thing to do.
This story is epic. It’s sweeping; it’s about the very best people in the world and the very worst people in the world. It will make you believe in the power of a few courageous souls, led by one remarkable woman, to change lives, to save lives and to give humankind back its freedom.
We look for heroes everywhere, but Marie-Madeleine Fourcade is right there in the margins of the history books, waiting to be discovered.
Here’s the Blurb …
How did a young Parisian mother, celebrated for her beauty and glamour, come to lead the largest spy network in France? A heartbreaking story by the New York Times bestselling author.
Morocco, 1928. Eighteen-year-old Frenchwoman Marie-Madeleine is not the kind of woman who goes through life sitting down, and it's a trait that not everyone is a fan of—including her husband. Her unconventionalities – rally car driving, flying planes and dabbling in intelligence work for the government – earn her a reputation, but she knows who she is at heart: an adventurer.
Paris, 1936. As Europe teeters on the brink of war, a chance encounter with a mysterious man codenamed Navarre turns Marie-Madeleine’s life upside down. Recruited to help build a resistance network known only as Alliance, she conceals her identity – and gender – as she navigates a perilous double life away from her children and the man she loves. Capture and death are only a heartbeat away for both Marie-Madeleine and the agents under her care. But she rises above expectations at every turn, achieving seemingly impossible feats of espionage that help turn the tide of the war. But the most impossible, and dangerous, of them all? Falling in love.
Natasha Lester passionately brings to life the true story of one of history’s unsung heroes: Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the only woman to lead a resistance network in WWII France. This is a powerful, heartbreaking tale of resilience that reminds us all of what it means to cherish those we love and to fight for them with every breath.
Coming April 2025
The Mademoiselle Alliance is coming to Australia, the UK and North America in April 2025. You can preorder the book now.