THE SECRETS WE KEPT

b'LARA PRESCOTT'
b'THE SECRETS WE KEPT'
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b'VINTAGE BOOKS'

Páginas: 368
Peso: 0.3 kgs.
ISBN: b'9780525566106'

b'At 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. Her mission: to help smuggle Doctor Zhivago into the USSR, where it is banned, and enable Boris Pasternaks magnum opus to make its way into print around the world. 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. Under Sallys tutelage, Irina learns how to invisibly ferry classified documentsand discovers deeply buried truths about herself.\n\nThe Secrets We Kept combines a legendary literary love storythe decades-long affair between Pasternak and his mistress and muse, Olga Ivinskaya, who inspired Zhivagos heroine, Larawith a narrative about two women empowered to lead lives of extraordinary intrigue and risk. 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. '