52 pages • 1 hour read
Ariel LawhonCode Name Hélène
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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On July 1, 1944, Nancy assembles a firing squad consisting of Judex, Gaspard, Hubert, Louis, Anselm, Jacques, and herself. First, they shoot the two soldiers who sexually assaulted the women. Then they shoot Marceline.
On August 10, Nancy tells Denis that Alex, who was his lover, was killed by the Germans in Bourges. Nancy promises him that they will kill the man responsible. That day, a scout informs them that a German search party of about 300 men is approaching their camp. They move positions and the Germans do not catch them. The next week, Nancy tells Hubert she wants to attack the German headquarters in Montluçon. While they discuss it, the Germans attack. Jacques tells them they are surrounded. Louis has been shot. Nancy pulls the bullet out, and then they leave to deliver ammunition to Tardivat’s soldiers, who are joining the battle. After delivering the supplies, they arrive at a camp in the Fôret de Tronçais where Denis tells them that the Allied troops have landed in Toulon and Cannes. Nancy decides they will now attack the Germans in Montluçon.
Nancy enters the hotel where the German officers are staying and poses as a sex worker.
