
The thrilling & previously untold story of Suzanne Spaak who abandoned her life of opulence to save the Jewish children of Occupied Paris during the Second World War Suzanne Spaak was born into an affluent Belgian Catholic family & married into the country's leading political dynasty Her brother-in-law was the prime minister while her husband Claude was a playwright & patron of the painter Rene Magritte In occupied Paris she was part of the cultural elite & a neighbour of Colette & Jean Cocteau But Suzanne was living a double life Her friendship with a Polish Jewish refugee led her to her life's purpose When France fell & the Nazis occupied Paris she joined the Resistance She used her fortune & social status to enlist allies among wealthy Parisians & church groups Under the eyes of the Gestapo Suzanne & women from the Jewish & Christian resistance groups 'kidnapped' hundreds of Jewish children to save them from the gas chambers Codename Suzette is a masterpiece of research & narrative bringing to life a truly remarkable woman & painting a vivid & unforgettable picture of wartime Paris