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Beret

This typically French style of hat serves as a unifying gesture between the protagonist and her friend, as well as marking that friend’s more clandestine leanings.

Buchenwald

This concentration camp demonstrates to several of the characters in the novel why the war in which they serve must be fought.

Cannes

A setting of the novel, this French city provides the protagonist a haven amid the conflict.

Clubmobile

A rolling snack-kitchen, this mobile unit serves as a taste of home and brief respite from the horrors of war.

Gray Ghosts

This clandestine irregular unit conducts covert operations, not all of which are officially approved.

London

A setting of the novel, this British capital city serves as an early encapsulation of the war in which the characters serve.

Pearl of Great Price

A pet-name for the protagonist and a song written in her honor, this phrase references New...

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