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By the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Lie.

Forbidden love, intimate betrayal and the devastating power of exposure drive Helen Dunmore's remarkable new title.

London, November 1960: the Cold War is at its height. Spy fever fills the newspapers, and the political establishment knows how and where to bury its secrets.

When a highly sensitive file goes missing, Simon Callington is accused of passing information to the Soviets and arrested.

His wife, Lily, suspects that his imprisonment is part of a cover-up and that more powerful men than Simon will do anything to prevent their own downfall. She knows that she, too, is in danger and must fight to protect her children.

But what she does not realise is that Simon has hidden vital truths about his past and may be found guilty of another crime that carries with it an even greater penalty.

©2016 Helen Dunmore (P)2016 Bolinda Espionage Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Military Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military Exciting Scary Suspense War

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"A marvellous piece of seamless storytelling. A triumph." (Penelope Lively)
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Very well performed but it didn't make up for what I felt almost lazy writing, in that I felt there could and should have been more twists and turns. It left me wanting

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I enjoyed the narration and the storyline. The end of the story appeared hurried as if the author had got tired of the story and wanted it to finish. I would have liked the denouement to have been more subtle.
Story has good detail of life during period of story bringing back memories.

Spy story? Period piece? Very good read/listen.

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I love the way Helen Dunmore draws you into the story and brings it alive.

another great story from a super storyteller

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Gripping story about how an innocent man can be dragged under by random events outside of his control and colleagues that seek to manipulate. Examinea the wider repercussions and how people may not behave quite as one expects

Thriller

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I am a big fan of the late great Helen Dunmore and I really enjoyed this novel. It’s slightly different from her usual fair . As usual, she paints a beautiful sensual picture of the world and introduces us to compelling characters. I would really recommend it.

Another great Dunmore novel

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