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The Moneypenny Diaries

de Kate Westbrook

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'My heart breaks for James' - so begins the explosive, true, private diaries of Miss Jane Moneypenny, Personal Secretary to Secret Service chief M. and colleague and confidante of James Bond. From her childhood in wartime Kenya to her death in 1990, Jane Moneypenny led an extraordinary life. At the heart of British intelligence she had a ringside seat at the political intrigues that shaped world history. But, contrary to popular belief, she was not simply a bystander while James Bond saw all the action. But a life of espionage has personal as well as political ramifications. For Jane Moneypenny, the price was high. Romantic relationships with outsiders were necessarily built on lies - sometimes on both sides - and you could never trust the motives of anyone you met. So many secrets and yet no one she could confide in, Jane Moneypenny found herself breaking the first rule of espionage. Unbeknownst to anyone, she kept a secret diary. This became an outlet into which she could commit her innermost thoughts and classified secrets without fear of reprisal. But it should never have been released . . .… (més)

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If you want a chuckle and a nostalgic trip to your teenage past when James Bond was your hero, then this is the book for you.

Moneypenny, of course, was M's Personal Secretary in the James Bond novels. Here we have the first of three novels where Jane Moneypenny tells her side of the Bond adventures. It's hilarious and wonderfully done. There are so many footnotes and historical notes the reader can end up thinking it's all true. The diaries have come to Moneypenny's niece who is editing them for us.

It's a fun read and I shall look for the others.

p.d.r.lindsay | Aug 31, 2014 |

Entertaining & clever! I love the Bond movies but despair of their message to women. Kate Westbrook's Miss Moneypenny gives me a new heroine to root for. I look forward to the next installment.

shalulah | Aug 3, 2008 |

Turns out Miss Moneypenny (yes, that Miss Moneypenny) was much more than a secretary back in the day of SIS and Bond. Very clever premise. (

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ethel55 | Jun 26, 2008 |

This novel purports to be from the diaries of Miss Jane Moneypenny, erstwhile secretary to M and frequent confidant of James Bond. The novel successfully operates on three fronts: First, it tells us about who Miss Moneypenny is, where she came from, how she wound up in the Secret Service, and her feelings toward M and James Bond. Second, the novel describes a series of incidents from Moneypenny's tenure with the Secret Service (which relate to the mysterious disappearance of her father during World War II). Third, it describes Bond in the wake of the assassination of his wife Teresa di Vicenzo (Tracy Draco). Much of this culminates in an adventure, told from Moneypenny's point of view, in which she assists Bond during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This book is an absolute must for any fan of the James Bond novels. Westbrook (a pseudonym) has gotten the tone just right and has thrown in many interesting little tidbits and factoids for Bond aficionados to play with. (

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MSWallack | Jan 12, 2008 |

Now that we have two film versions of Casino Royale to choose from, why not also revisit the original Fleming stories? M’s personal assistant, Miss Moneypenny , hasbequeathed her diaries, kept in contravention of the Official Secrets Act, to her niece, but to be delivered 10 years after her death. The first volume is set in the uncertain days of the early 60s. Moneypenny knows there is a mole in the secret service, but who? A worthy re-examination of the Bond oeuvre. (

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Nom de l'autor	Càrrec	Tipus d'autor	Obra?	Estat
Westbrook, Kate	—	autor primari	totes les edicions	confirmat
Bron, Eleanor	Narrador	autor secundari	algunes edicions	confirmat

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'My heart breaks for James' - so begins the explosive, true, private diaries of Miss Jane Moneypenny, Personal Secretary to Secret Service chief M. and colleague and confidante of James Bond. From her childhood in wartime Kenya to her death in 1990, Jane Moneypenny led an extraordinary life. At the heart of British intelligence she had a ringside seat at the political intrigues that shaped world history. But, contrary to popular belief, she was not simply a bystander while James Bond saw all the action. But a life of espionage has personal as well as political ramifications. For Jane Moneypenny, the price was high. Romantic relationships with outsiders were necessarily built on lies - sometimes on both sides - and you could never trust the motives of anyone you met. So many secrets and yet no one she could confide in, Jane Moneypenny found herself breaking the first rule of espionage. Unbeknownst to anyone, she kept a secret diary. This became an outlet into which she could commit her innermost thoughts and classified secrets without fear of reprisal. But it should never have been released . . .

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