February 2017 - The Spy by Paulo Coelho

The Spy is a fictionalised account of the life and death of Mata Hari. For a famously notorious figure, most of us didn't know much about her. This was quite a short read and some club members found it an engrossing story. Others (such as myself) did not even finish, despite it's small page count!

The story is told mainly from Mata Hari's point of view, based on letters she sent to her lawyer whilst imprisoned on treason charges. Coelho attempts to just tell the facts without any judgement, but how reliable is her story? It is fiction, not an autobiography, and the lines become a bit blurred.

Ultimately, she was a woman different to others of her time. Was she really a spy? Who knows!

Scores:
Allison    5
Anna      8
Annette  7
Carmel   8
Cheryl    7
Deb        8
Glenda   6
Kirrily    8
Krristy     4
Megan    6
Phil         8

Average: 6.8