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A Woman of Intelligence - A Novel (Hardcover)
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A Woman of Intelligence - A Novel (Hardcover)
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A Fifth Avenue address, parties at the Plaza, two healthy sons, and
the ideal husband: what looks like a perfect life for Katharina
Edgeworth is anything but. It's 1954, and the post-war American
dream has become a nightmare. A born and bred New Yorker, Katharina
is the daughter of immigrants, Ivy-League-educated, and speaks four
languages. As a single girl in 1940s Manhattan, she is a translator
at the newly formed United Nations, devoting her days to her work
and the promise of world peace - and her nights to cocktails and
the promise of a good time. Now the wife of a beloved pediatric
surgeon and heir to a shipping fortune, Katharina is trapped in a
gilded cage, desperate to escape the constraints of domesticity. So
when she is approached by the FBI and asked to join their ranks as
an informant, Katharina seizes the opportunity. A man from her past
has become a high-level Soviet spy, but no one has been able to
infiltrate his circle. Enter Katharina, the perfect woman for the
job. Navigating the demands of the FBI and the secrets of the KGB,
she becomes a courier, carrying stolen government documents from
D.C. to Manhattan. But as those closest to her lose their covers,
and their lives, Katharina's secret soon threatens to ruin her.
With the fast-paced twists of a classic spy thriller, and a nuanced
depiction of female experience, A Woman of Intelligence shimmers
with intrigue and desire.
General
Imprint: |
St Martin's Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2021 |
Authors: |
Karin Tanabe
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Dimensions: |
236 x 155 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
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Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-250-23150-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
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LSN: |
1-250-23150-7 |
Barcode: |
9781250231505 |
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