Julie Beaufort-Stuart /Queenie / The Narrator

Julie Beaufort-Stuart is the narrator of Part 1 and one of the two protagonists. The reader first meets Julie through her written confession which she writes while imprisoned in the Gestapo headquarters in Ormaie, France. Throughout the confession, the reader is not informed of Julie’s name. The narrator writes the story of her best friend Maddie Brodatt, and when she reaches the point where the narrator herself appears in the story she refers to herself in the third person as “Queenie” a nickname that was used for her at the time. Julie is from a wealthy upper-class family in Scotland. She speaks English, German, and French, which leads to her being recruited by the British intelligence services during the war.

The reader’s perspective on Julie changes based on which character is in control of the narrative at any given point. She introduces herself...