Trapeze (book) explained

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky (as published in the UK by Little, Brown and Company) or Trapeze (as published in the US by Other Press) is a historical novel written by Simon Mawer, published in 2012.^[1] It follows a woman during World War II whose ability to speak French and propensity for risk^[2] attracts the attention of the Special Operations Executive and eventually leads her to be an agent operating in occupied Europe before she is twenty years old.^[3] The American title was changed to avoid confusion with the 2010 novel by Heidi W. Durrow.^[4]

The book was reviewed in a number of news sources in the UK (including The Guardian,^[5] The Independent^[6] and The Telegraph^[7]) and USA^{[8] [9] [10]} (including the Washington Post).^[11]

In June 2012, Mawer was the guest on a radio broadcast of The Diane Rehm Show, where he talked about his new book.^[12]

External links

• Other Press webpage on Trapeze
• Mawer's webpage Trapeze

Notes and References

1. Web site: Simon Mawer.
2. http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2012/06/01/trapeze/ Messy, duplicitous, violent – and so alluring
3. Web site: Trapeze » Other Press . 2012-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120527065233/http://www.otherpress.com/books/book?ean=9781590515273 . 2012-05-27 .
4. Web site: The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, aka Trapeze. Author's website. Simon Mawer. 16 October 2013.
5. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/may/11/girl-fell-sky-simon-mawer-review The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Simon Mawer – review
6. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-girl-who-feel-from-the-sky-by-simon-mawer-7717390.html The Girl Who Feel From the Sky, By Simon Mawer
7. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9272512/The-Girl-Who-Fell-From-The-Sky-by-Simon-Mawer-review.html The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Simon Mawer: review
8. http://www.huntingtonnews.net/30569 'Trapeze': Young French-Speaking British Woman On Undercover Assignment in World War II German-Occupied France
9. http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/books/trapeze-review-simon-mawer-s-focused-adventure-1.3811525 'Trapeze' review: Simon Mawer's focused adventure
10. Royal Young, Undercover, Between the covers: Simon Mawer on 'Trapeze', Interview Magazine, May 1, 2012.
11. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/trapeze-by-simon-mawer/2012/06/11/gJQAs5mbVV_story.html ‘Trapeze,’ by Simon Mawer
12. http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-06-12/simon-mawer-trapeze Simon Mawer: "Trapeze"