make for riveting reading.' DAILY MAIL 'Well-researched and cleverly constructed. I gulped it down.' GILL HORNBY 'The insight into the workings of the CIA, the portrait of the 1950s and a threatened love affair in the West. Loved it.' CRIME TIME 'A fascinating story, so cleverly told, of the long chain of people who helped to bring Pasternak's masterpiece into the world. Prescott's debut novel turns out to be a truly wonderful blend of historical romance, spy thriller and insights into the myriad aspects of love in troubled times. A joy to read a story about spies that has lots of women in active roles.' CATHY RENTZENBRINK 'All the pre-publication hype is fully justified. This is a rare page-turner with prose that's as wily as its plot.' VOGUE 'A proto-feminist Mad Men transposed to the world of international espionage - mid-century style and intrigue set against real, indelible history.' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 'I loved this book.
I couldn't put it down!' LISA JEWELL ' Enthralling. _ 'A riveting story of secrets, forbidden passions and the dark arts of espionage. Sold in twenty-five countries and poised to become a global literary sensation, Lara Prescott's dazzling first novel is a sweeping page turner and the most hotly anticipated debut of the year. But they cannot fail - as this book has the power to change history. There are people prepared to die for this book - and agents willing to kill for it. Two typists - the charming, experienced Sally and the talented novice Irina - are charged with the mission of a lifetime- to smuggle Doctor Zhivago back into Russia by any means necessary. Their agents are not the usual spies, however. In Washington DC, the CIA is planning to use the book to tip the Cold War in its favour. But in the rest of the world it's fast becoming a sensation. The Soviets, afraid of its subversive power, ban it. A celebrated Russian author is writing a book, Doctor Zhivago, which could spark dissent in the Soviet Union. I absolutely loved it!' SARAH WINMAN _ TWO FEMALE SPIES. Told with soaring emotional intensity and captivating historical detail, this is an unforgettable debut: a celebration of the powerful belief that a work of art can change the world.The September pick for Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Book Club _ 'A thrilling, seductive and utterly compelling novel. The Secrets We Kept combines a legendary literary love story-the decades-long affair between Pasternak and his mistress and muse, Olga Ivinskaya, who inspired Zhivago's heroine, Lara-with a narrative about two women empowered to lead lives of extraordinary intrigue and risk.
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Under Sally's tutelage, Irina learns how to invisibly ferry classified documents-and discovers deeply buried truths about herself.
Mentoring Irina is the glamorous Sally Forrester: a seasoned spy who has honed her gift for deceit, using her magnetism and charm to pry secrets out of powerful men. Her mission: to help smuggle Doctor Zhivago into the USSR, where it is banned, and enable Boris Pasternak's magnum opus to make its way into print around the world. Description NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice-inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the twentieth century: Doctor Zhivago - A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICKĪt the height of the Cold War, Irina, a young Russian-American secretary, is plucked from the CIA typing pool and given the assignment of a lifetime.
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