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Summer 1944, Paris, a secret mission, a dangerous passion—a spellbinding story you will never forget
After delivering a B-17 Flying Fortress to Britain, an American volunteers to copilot a plane carrying special agents to their drop spot over Normandy. Her personal mission: to find her brother, who is missing in action. Their plane is shot down, and only she and five agents survive. Now they are on the run for their lives.
As they head to Paris, the beautiful aviatrix Velva Jean Hart becomes Clementine Roux, a daring woman on a mission with her team to capture an operative known only as Swan. Once settled on Rue de la N├®va, Clementine works as a spy with the Resistance and finds herself falling in love with her fellow agent ├ëmile, a handsome and mysterious Frenchman with secrets of his own. When Clementine ends up in the most brutal prison in Paris while trying to help ├ëmile and the team rescue Swan, she discovers the depths of human cruelty, the triumph of her own spirit, and the bravery of her team, who will stop at nothing to carry out their mission.
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"Wow! I wonder how many young women (Velva Jean is only 22 at the end of the story) had these types of experiences during WW2. Becoming a spy, assisting on the Freedom Line, being captured by Germans... I won't go on because I don't want to spoil the story, but WOW! I love seeing the growth in the character and how she comes to believe in what she is doing."
— Michele (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Becoming Clementine is a spirited tale of courage, honor, and loyalty. Jennifer Niven succeeds in not only illuminating an important and little-known role played by women during the war, but creating an unforgettable and heartfelt story that will resonate with readers far and wide.”
— Pam Jenoff, bestselling author of The Kommandant’s Girl -
“Jennifer Niven has done something I didn’t think was possible. She has topped Velva Jean Hart’s first two stirring adventures with a third that is an epic—powerful, gripping, tragic, romantic, and inspiring. Becoming Clementine, like all Niven’s books, is a page-turner of a story, with its riveting, insightful, on-the-ground perspectives of World War II. The time, the place, and the events are as authentic as Velva Jean herself. Spellbinding.”
— James Earl Jones, award-winning actor -
“In her third book featuring hardscrabble Appalachian girl Velva Jean Hart, Niven delivers a heart-stopping tale of wartime intrigue, romance, and high adventure. Given Velva Jean’s preternaturally wise Southern outlook on human nature, one wonders if Scout Finch Goes to War wouldn’t be a more appropriate title.”
— RT Book Reviews (Top Pick) -
“The author gives [her heroine] plenty of hurdles to overcome, as well as a bit of romance, while readers learn more about the role women played in World War II. Recommended for readers who enjoyed Marie Bostwick’s On Wings of the Morning.”
— Library Journal -
“Jennifer Niven has done it again!…A riveting, ‘can’t put it down,’ must-read.”
— Dr. Margaret S. Emanuelson, author of Company of Spies -
“Things that are truly satisfying: the pull-through parking spot, finding a twenty in your jeans pocket, Velva Jean Hart. The woman you wish you could be, Velva Jean takes readers on a third superb adventure, this time through World War II France. Richly textured, historically evocative, emotionally mesmerizing, Becoming Clementine takes you on a journey so gripping you can smell the gun smoke. Jennifer Niven’s deft prose transports readers on a finely blended internal and external voyage, where Velva Jean’s physical adventures are as engrossing as her emotional exploration. Satisfying indeed, Becoming Clementine leaves you both satiated and yearning for more. I eagerly await Velva Jean’s next adventure.”
— Kerry Reichs, author of Leaving Unknown -
“A proud descendant of Revolutionary War espionage heroine Jane Black Thomas, author Jennifer Niven comes by her appetite and aptitude for spy fiction instinctively and naturally. In Velva Jean’s latest adventure, cloak-and-dagger buffs will recognize and appreciate Niven’s artful and knowing introduction of tradecraft—techniques used to carry out covert operations…As a collector of ‘spy gadgets,’ and as a fan and student of real-life female agents, I found Niven’s authentic application of tradecraft a hidden gift in the espionage thriller that is Becoming Clementine. Read it for the intriguing tale and the intriguing tradecraft.”
— Linda McCarthy, founding curator of the CIA Museum
Becoming Clementine Listener Reviews
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" I could not put this book down! Powerful and wonderfully written. "
— Nikki, 2/13/2014 -
" Another really good WW2 novel. "
— Joe, 2/10/2014 -
" Very interesting story. Very different from what I normally read. I really loved the characters. I might have to think about reading some of the other books. I hadn't realized it was connected to anything till after the fact. "
— Brittany, 12/29/2013 -
" A very well-written World War II adventure with a female protagonist. "
— Martha, 12/10/2013 -
" Great audiobook! Very well narrated--I couldn't stop listening since the story was suspenseful and engaging. "
— Lisa, 11/15/2013 -
" I can't say enough about Jennifer Niven and her series of Velva Jean. From the first book to the last I have been engrossed into the life of a small southern mountain girl with a gusto for life. I can't wait to read book 4 when it's released!! Wonderful ...just wonderful! "
— Kay, 11/2/2013 -
" Not historical enough for me. "
— Meg, 11/1/2013 -
" Good fun and interesting historical context as well. Very much a story for women who want to hear about heroic women from the past. Pretty well written. Maybe a bit too many twists and turns and close calls, but maybe that really was par for the course in WWII resistance. "
— Susan, 10/31/2013 -
" I thought this book was good. It moved smoothly. I Like to read about this time period. I have read other stories like this though. There weren't any big surprises. It was predictable, but good. "
— Lucia, 9/9/2013 -
" Another delightful tome in the Velva Jean series, though not quite up to the high standard set by the previous two novels. Kathe Mazur's reading was a bit quiet for the character, and I did prefer the previous narrations, but didn't overly deter from the text. "
— Julian, 9/3/2013 -
" Not the best World World II novel "
— Eva, 8/12/2013 -
" Third in the series. I thought it was a little far-fetched, knowing Velva Jean, that she would do all this, but it was still fun reading. "
— Barbara, 5/7/2013 -
" I actually skimmed through the last quarter of this. It became so action packed, I couldn't read/fathom all the details. I'd rather watch action on the screen than try to read every swing taken, every lever pulled on the plane, etc. It turned out just all right to me, not a huge hit. "
— Janet, 1/31/2013 -
" Great book! I wish there were more Velva Jean books! "
— Betsy, 1/4/2013
About Jennifer Niven
Jennifer Niven’s first book, The Ice Master, was named one of the top ten nonfiction books of the year in 2000 by Entertainment Weekly. A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writer, she has ten different publishers in ten separate countries, and The Ice Master has been translated into eight languages. Jennifer and her work have appeared in Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, Talk, Glamour, the New Yorker, Outside, the New York Times Book Review, the London Daily Mail, the London Times, and Writer’s Digest, among others. Dateline NBC, the Discovery Channel, and the History Channel have featured The Ice Master in hour-long documentaries, and it has been the subject of numerous German, Canadian, and British television programs.
About Kathe Mazur
Kathe Mazur has narrated many audiobooks, winning the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2014, being named a finalist for the Audie Award in 2013 and 2015, and winning several AudioFile Earphones Awards. As an actress, she can be seen as DDA Hobbs on The Closer and in the upcoming Major Crimes. She has worked extensively in film, theater, and television, including appearances on Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, House, Brothers and Sisters, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, ER, Monk, and many others.