The secrets we kept / Lara Prescott.
Publication details: London : Hutchinson, 2019.Description: xx, 459 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 1786331675
- 9781786331663
- 1786331667
- 9781786331670
- Pasternak, Boris, 1890-1960. Doctor Zhivago -- Fiction
- Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960. Doktor Zhivago -- Fiction
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Employees and officials -- Fiction
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Employees and officials -- Fiction
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Fiction
- 1953-1985
- Bookclub collection
- Spy stories
- Historical fiction
- Secretaries -- Fiction
- Women spies -- Fiction
- Nineteen fifties -- Fiction
- Prohibited books -- Fiction
- Censorship -- Fiction
- Smuggling -- Fiction
- Cold War -- Fiction
- Soviet Union
- United States -- History -- 1953-1961 -- Fiction
- Soviet Union -- History -- 1953-1985 -- Fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Spy fiction
- Historical fiction
- Suspense fiction -- Adult fiction -- Print
- Suspense fiction
- Action and adventure fiction.
- Historical fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Spy fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Thrillers (Fiction).
- Thriller fiction.
- Spy stories.
- Suspense fiction
- History.
- Fiction.
- Thrillers (Fiction).
- Historical fiction.
- Spy fiction.
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| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction - Adventure | PRE | Available | 070268 |
"Two female spies. A banned masterpiece. The power to change history." -- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
1956. A celebrated Russian author is writing a book, Doctor Zhivago, which could spark dissent in the Soviet Union. The Soviets, afraid of its subversive power, ban it. But in the rest of the world it's fast becoming a sensation. In Washington DC, the CIA is planning to use the book to tip the Cold War in its favour. Their agents are not the usual spies, however. 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. It will not be easy. There are people prepared to die for this book - and agents willing to kill for it. But they cannot fail - as this book has the power to change history.
