Nous avons récemment publié un article intitulé "Une comtesse au cœur blessé", rédigé par notre collaboratrice Magdalena Chrusciel. L'article racontait la vie et la mort de Krystyna Skarbek, alias Christine Granville, une comtesse polonaise qui a servi la Grande-Bretagne et la France comme agent secret pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale. Ses actions héroïques et courageuses en faveur de la victoire des Alliés lui ont valu d'être décorée par les deux gouvernements. L'une des
sources principales de cet article était le livre, The Spy Who Loved: the Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville, Britain's First Special Agent of World War II (MacMillan, 2012). L'auteure de ce livre, Claire Mulley, a bien voulu nous adresser un message que nous sommes très heureux de publier ci-après. Plus bas, nos chers lecteurs et lectrices pourront visionner un entretien avec Clare Mulley.
Christine Granville Claire Mulley
"I am delighted that Krystyna Skarbek, aka Christine Granville, has featured in your blog.
Krystyna was a very passionate woman. She loved life in its widest sense. She loved adrenalin and danger. She loved men; she had two husbands and numerous lovers. But, above all, she loved freedom and independence; freedom for her country – Poland, and freedom for herself. Yet although she was highly honoured by the British and the French for her great courage and huge contribution to the Allied war effort, after her tragic death her story was deliberately kept quiet. A group of her former male colleagues and friends gathered together as 'the panel to protect the reputation of Christine Granville'. They felt the world was not ready for Krystyna in 1952. Fortunately times change, and the world hopefully judges female heroes in more equal terms today. I have been absolutely delighted to see the reception given to Krystyna and the book since it was published in the UK, USA and now in Poland.
It is also wonderful to see her story told again on the Le Mot Juste en Anglais blog-site! Fingers crossed, we might even get a French translation one day, as Krystyna did some of her most important work for the allies while working undercover as a resistance courier in France in the summer of 1944."
Le site de Claire Mulley : http://www.claremulley.com/home/