Born to a Dutch father and Indonesian mother, she took up the life of a bon vivant in 1920s Paris and modeled for Vogue magazine and Coco Chanel. Moving and illuminating, this dramatic depiction of an intrepid individual is an admirable blend of fascinating fact and wonderfully conceived fiction.” ~Margaret Porter, author of Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy LamarrĬelebrated model Toto Koopman had beauty, brains, and fame. “In this impressive biographical novel, Maryka Biaggio presents World War II spy Toto Koopman as he remarkable woman she proved herself to be. As the war entered its final stages, she faced off against the most brutal of forces-Germany’s Intelligence Service, the Abwehr. Operating in the hotbed of Mussolini’s Italy, she courted danger every step of the way. Largely unknown today, Toto was arguably the first woman to spy for the British Intelligence Service. THE MODEL SPY is based on the true story of Toto Koopman, who spied for the Allies and Italian Resistance during World War II.
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