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“A spy novel but one that has been quietly and ingeniously deepened well beyond the ambitions of genre . . . [it] is one of those books that you read with your heart in your mouth, your mind fully engaged, and with a sense of desolation as you note the…
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1 author picked Exposure as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Love, loyalty, and betrayal combine in a chillingly real early-1960s Cold War nightmare for Lily, the wife of a civil servant inadvertently caught up in a no-win situation after helping a friend, then accused of passing papers to the Russians in London.
What resonates with me is the terrible aftermath and the effect on his family of political intrigue more powerful than any of them knows. Or does Lily’s husband know exactly what he has done? What I love about this novel is the quiet way the tension grips until the marriage and family are no longer ordinary.
The writing,…
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