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I can't imagine what life would be like to be a spy during World War II. What should I have done to hide my secret life from the German Nazis? Could I be sneaky enough, strong enough, or brave enough? Odette Hallowes was all of these things! Odette Marie Celiné Brailly was born in France in 1912. She was the eldest of three children. He had two younger brothers. Her father was a soldier in the French army, but died when Odette was six years old. Her grandfather often took her to visit his son's grave and told Odette: "In twenty years there will be another war... and you will have to do your duty as your father did." These words made a difference in his adult life. She attended a private convent school and eventually married three times. In 1931, Odette married Roy Sansom, an Englishman engaged in the hotel business. Together they had their first daughter, Françoise, in 1932. A year later, the three moved to Great Britain. There they had Lili, in 1934, and Marianne, in 1936. Roy Sansom was soon called up to war and Odette moved to Somerset with her three daughters. 1940,...