Spy Princess

Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan

This is the inspiring story of Noor Inayat Khan, a secret agent in the Second World War. A descendant of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of Mysore, she became the first woman radio operator to be infiltrated into occupied France in 1943 and worked under the code name Madeleine.

As her circuit collapsed around her, she remained the last link with London and refused to abandon her post despite the dangers. However, she was betrayed, arrested, tortured and shot in Dachau Concentration Camp. Britain posthumously awarded her the George Cross for her extraordinary bravery and France honoured her with the Croix de Guerre.

Based on interviews with her family, colleagues and secret service records, Shrabani Basu traces the journey of Noor Inayat Khan from her early life in Paris as a writer and a musician to her recruitment by the British secret service, her valuable work for the Allies and final death in a bleak concentration camp in September 1944. Her last word was Liberté.

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