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An unlikely spy : a novel / Rebecca Starford.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063037885 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 344 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published as The Imitator in Australia in 2021 by Allen & Unwin. |
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| Subject: | Great Britain. MI5 > Fiction. Women spies > Fiction. Undercover operations > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Spy fiction. Historical fiction. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | LP FIC Starf | 31681010238061 | LARGEPT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A twisting, sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of MI5. But in chasing the secrets of others, how much will she lose of herself?"-- - Baker & Taylor
Recruited into an elite MI5 counterintelligence unit in 1939, Evelyn Varley poses as a Nazi sympathizer in order to infiltrate a ruthless secret society seeking an alliance with Germany and is forced into an impossible choice. 125,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
'A beguiling tale of espionage." -- Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphans Tale and The Lost Girls of Paris
A twisting, sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of MI5'in chasing the secrets of others, how much will she lose of herself?
Evelyn Varley has always been ambitious and clever. As a girl, she earned a scholarship to a prestigious academy well above her parents' means, gaining her a best friend from one of England's wealthiest families. In 1939, with an Oxford degree in hand and war looming, Evelyn finds herself recruited into an elite MI5 counterintelligence unit.
A ruthless secret society seeks an alliance with Germany and, posing as a Nazi sympathizer, Evelyn must build a case to expose their treachery. But as she is drawn deeper into layers of duplicity'perhaps of her own making'some of those closest to her become embroiled in her investigation. With Evelyn's loyalties placed under extraordinary pressure, she'll face an impossible choice: save her country or the people who love her. Her decision echoes for years after the war, impacting everyone who thought they knew the real Evelyn Varley.
Beguiling and dark, An Unlikely Spy is a fascinating story of deception and sacrifice, based on the history of real people within the British intelligence community.
- HARPERCOLL
âA beguiling tale of espionage." -- Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphans Tale and The Lost Girls of Paris
A twisting, sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of MI5âin chasing the secrets of others, how much will she lose of herself?
Evelyn Varley has always been ambitious and clever. As a girl, she earned a scholarship to a prestigious academy well above her parentsâ means, gaining her a best friend from one of Englandâs wealthiest families. In 1939, with an Oxford degree in hand and war looming, Evelyn finds herself recruited into an elite MI5 counterintelligence unit.
A ruthless secret society seeks an alliance with Germany and, posing as a Nazi sympathizer, Evelyn must build a case to expose their treachery. But as she is drawn deeper into layers of duplicityâperhaps of her own makingâsome of those closest to her become embroiled in her investigation. With Evelynâs loyalties placed under extraordinary pressure, sheâll face an impossible choice: save her country or the people who love her. Her decision echoes for years after the war, impacting everyone who thought they knew the real Evelyn Varley.
Beguiling and dark, An Unlikely Spy is a fascinating story of deception and sacrifice, based on the history of real people within the British intelligence community.
