Hachette India

Liberation

Imogen Kealey

Inspired by the incredible true story of the most decorated servicewoman of the second world war.

Nancy Wake was an Australian girl who aged 16 ran away from her abusive mother to the other side of the world.

Nancy Wake was a wife who when her husband was snatched by the Gestapo fought to be trained by SOE and returned to France to take her revenge.

Nancy Wake was a soldier who led a battalion of 7000 French Resistance fighters who called her Field Marshall. Who had a 5-million Franc bounty on her head. Who killed a Nazi with her bare hands. Who defeated 22000 Germans with the loss of only 100 men. Who sold her medals because "I'll probably go to hell and they'd melt anyway."

Discover the roots of her legend in a thriller about one woman's incredible quest to turn the tide of the war save the man she loves and take revenge on those who have wronged her.

Imogen Kealey

'Imogen Kealey' is a pseudonym for Darby Kealey and Imogen Robertson.

Darby Kealey is a writer and producer based in Los Angeles. His credits include the critically acclaimed series Patriot for Amazon as well as a number of film and television projects currently in development. His feature script Liberation was nominated to the 2017 Blacklist. He has an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA and a BA in Politics from UC Santa Cruz.

Imogen Robertson is a writer of historical fiction. Now based in London she was born and brought up in Darlington and read Russian and German at Cambridge. Before becoming a writer she directed for TV film and radio. She is the author several novels including the Crowther and Westerman series. Imogen has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger three times (2011 2013 and 2014) as well as for the prestigious Dagger in the Library. She has also written King of Kings a collaboration with the legendary international bestseller Wilbur Smith.