04277cam a2200721 4500 279846234 TxAuBib 20161211120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781524732073 1524732079 B01HA4Q6LU Amazon 38375957-0cbc-4e56-82be-d51a80acad31 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2813801 OverDrive (Product ID) 551072 2813801 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Coelho, Paulo. The Spy [Libby] : A Novel. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2016. exotic dancer. courtesan. WWI. provocative. The Netherlands. Fiction. germany. marriage. spy. France. novel. espionage. Mata Hari. alchemist. adultery. World War I. scandal. bohemian. Paris. double agent. Paulo Coelho. dutch east indies. coehlo. paolo coehlo. paolo coelho. margreet macleod. margreet zelle. zelle. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3230kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 3230kB. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p>October 17, 2016<br /> Coelho's striking novel about Margaretha Zelle, aka Mata Hari, the Dutch courtesan and "exotic" dancer who was executed in 1917 for treason and in all likelihood was innocent, unfolds through letters to her lawyer that she hopes will be given to her daughter if she is killed. Smooth, assured writing reveals a woman who refuses to be a victim: "someone who moved forward with courage, fearlessly paying the price she had to pay." She was raped by her headmaster at school and abused by her husband (a Dutch military officer), and she retaliated by exploiting the European love of the mysterious Orient through her "Eastern" veil dances. Although the novel is not Coelho's strongest work, the ending is brilliant in its irony, and throughout, he displays an ability to inhabit her voice. Through the letters, he illustrates the difficulties of being an independent woman in that time and place. By the end, readers will believe they've read Zelle's actual letters.</p>. Publisher's Weekly. HTML:<b>In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of <i>The Alchemist</i> and <i>Adultery</i>, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari.</b><br /> HER ONLY CRIME WAS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN<br /> <br /> When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Within months she was the most celebrated woman in the city.<br /> <br /> As a dancer, she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan, she bewitched the era's richest and most powerful men.<br /> <br /> But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari's lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917, she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees, and accused of espionage.<br /> <br /> Told in Mata Hari's voice through her final letter, <i>The Spy</i> is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to defy convention and who paid the ultimate price.<br /> <i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2016-12-10 23:00:02. http://westtexas.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=38375957-0cbc-4e56-82be-d51a80acad31 https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=38375957-0cbc-4e56-82be-d51a80acad31&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=38375957-0cbc-4e56-82be-d51a80acad31&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=38375957-0cbc-4e56-82be-d51a80acad31&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) CCTYL