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The secrets we kept Cover Image Book Book

The secrets we kept / Lara Prescott.

Prescott, Lara, (author.).

Summary:

At the height of the Cold War, two secretaries are pulled out of the typing pool at the CIA and given the assignment of a lifetime. Their mission: to smuggle Doctor Zhivago out of the USSR, where no one dare publish it, and help Pasternak's magnum opus make its way into print around the world. Glamorous and sophisticated Sally Forrester is a seasoned spy who has honed her gift for deceit all over the world-- using her magnetism and charm to pry secrets out of powerful men. Irina is a complete novice, and under Sally's tutelage quickly learns how to blend in, make drops, and invisibly ferry classified documents.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525656159
  • ISBN: 0525656154
  • Physical Description: xi, 349 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue : the typists -- East, 1949-1950. The muse -- West, Fall 1956. The applicant ; The typists ; The swallow -- East, 1950-1955. The rehabilitated woman ; The cloud dweller ; The emissary -- West, February-Fall 1957. The carrier ; The typists -- East, 1955-1956. The agent ; The emissary -- West, Fall 1957-August 1958. The carrier ; The swallow ; The company man ; The swallow ; The carrier ; The typists ; The carrier -- East, May 1958. The mother -- West, August-September 1958. The typists ; The nun -- East, September-October 1958. The prizewinner -- West, October-December 1958. The informant -- East, October-December 1958. The emissary -- West, December 1958. The defector -- East, January 1959. The postmistress -- West, Summer 1959. The student -- East, 1960-1961. The almost widow -- Epilogue : the typists.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: United States. Central Intelligence Agency > Officials and employees > Fiction.
Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960. Doktor Zhivago > Fiction.
Secretaries > Fiction.
Cold War > Fiction.
FICTION / Literary.
FICTION / Political.
FICTION / Historical / General.
Genre: Novels.
Spy fiction.
Novels.
Spy fiction.
Historical fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Spy stories.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
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Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library F PRESCOTT 39851001525246 Adult Fiction Copy hold Available -
La Conner Regional Library FIC PRESCO 108524 FICTION Copy hold Available -
Sedro-Woolley Library ADULT FICTION PRESCO SECRET 2019 20120001064460 Adult Fiction Copy hold Available -

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