The Spy by Paulo Coelho

Name- The Spy
Written By- Paulo Coelho
Published by- Penguin Books
Pages- 186
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Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(✨💫💫)/5 (4.7/5)
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Plot-
Penned down by the famous author of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho, The Spy is the story of the famous Margaretha Zelle popularly known as Mata Hari. Her lifestyle, her friend circle everything came to scrutiny during the First world war, where France labelled her as A Spy and a double agent for both France & Germany. Was she really a spy? or just a free thinking independent woman who was made a scapegoat during the most dreaded war? (Read the book to find out)
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Review-
->Positive points-
●The author divide the book in 3 parts. The first 2 parts were in Mata Hari's own voice through her letters to her lawyer Mr. Clunet & the 3rd was in Mr. Clunet's own letters written for Mata Hari, a tricky concept which worked for  this book.
●The story portrays brilliantly all the stages of Mata Hari's entire life from her childhood days in Holland to her first days in France when she was at the height of her succes and then also her last days when her name was demolished publicly.
● It captures her love towards France, the very country which denied her very innocence, her so-called friends who deserted her in her need.
●The conception of love that Mata Hari coveted was so different yet honest but ultimately she couldn't understand the love of Mr. Clunet whom she accused of fighting her case half heartedly was heartbreaking.
->Negative points-
◆The only one I could find was the story felt rushed sometimes, there were some gaps which if filled would have resulted in something as a perfect creation.
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Recommendation-
I would urge every to read this book. The story is not just Mata Hari's but all the strong willed women feared by a society which is dominated by men.