? 'The bravest of us all' ? Violette Szabo is probably the most famous female agent of the legendary SOE in the Second World War. Her extraordinary story is told here by her daughter. SOE agent Violette Szabo was one of the most incredible women who operated behind enemy lines during the Second World War. The daughter of an English father and French mother, and widow of a French army officer, she was daring and courageous, conducting sabotage missions, being embroiled in gun battles and battling betrayal. On her second mission she was captured by the Nazis, interrogated and tortured, then deported to Germany where she was eventually executed at Ravensbruck concentration camp. Violette was one of the first women ever to be awarded the George Cross, and her fascinating life has been immortalised in film and on the page. Written by her daughter, Young, Brave and Beautiful reveals the woman and mother behind this extraordinary hero. AUTHOR: Tania Szabo is the daughter of Violette Szabo. She is a multilingual translator and has been a language tutor at her own Language Studio in Jersey for more than 35 years. Through her family, and of course through personal interest, she has always been researching SOE, Violette and Etienne her father, and related topics. She runs the Violette Szabo Museum: http://violetteszabomuseum.org.uk/ SELLING POINTS: ? An incredibly moving and remarkable insight into a true heroine of World War 2 ? Translations of diaries and letters given to Tania Szabo are particularly revealing about Violette's time in prison or concentration camps ? 'She reported Violette was dead, hanged. "I saw her clothes at the sterilisation rooms. Full of blood." Marie asked what the clothes were like and they matched those Violette had been wearing so she said ? there's no blood after a hanging. The nurse said "That's all I was told, but you are right."' 32pp colour photos
