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  • Published: 17 March 2020
  • ISBN: 9781786090744
  • Imprint: Windmill Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $24.99

The Secrets We Kept

The sensational Cold War spy thriller

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Paperback
17 Mar 2020
EBook
3 Sept 2019
Audiobook
3 Sept 2019
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A wonderful, revelatory, unforgettable read about passion, friendship, hidden heroes, and the power of the written word to change the world.

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'Utterly compelling... I absolutely loved it' Sarah Winman
'Tantalising' Sunday Times
'Thoroughly enjoyable' Guardian
________________________No one looks twice at the women in the typing pool.

No one knows that two of them are trading secrets.

The secret is a book, the size of the one in your hands, and within its pages, a love story that could change the world.

But where there is love there is pain. And where there is deception, formidable danger...
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'Mixing Mad Men and John le Carré ... addictive' i paper

'Irresistibly charged' Mail on Sunday
  • Published: 17 March 2020
  • ISBN: 9781786090744
  • Imprint: Windmill Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Lara Prescott

Lara Prescott was named after the heroine of Doctor Zhivago and first discovered the true story behind the novel after the CIA declassified 99 documents pertaining to its role in the book’s publication and covert dissemination.

She travelled the world – from Moscow and Washington, to London and Paris – in the course of her research, becoming particularly interested in political repression in both the Soviet Union and United States and how, during the Cold War, both countries used literature as a weapon.

Lara earned her MFA from the Michener Center for Writers. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband.

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Two female spies, a banned masterpiece, a book that changed history... The Secrets We Kept is perfect for book club.

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The Secrets We Kept author on her namesake, travelling to Russia for research and collecting historical artifacts along the way.