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Book cover of Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy

Julian Sher Author Of The North Star: Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln

From Julian's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Julian's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Julian Sher Why Julian loves this book

As in all his books, Macintyre transports you to a world of war and spies but he has an eye for details and personalities that makes his characters come alive

By Ben Macintyre ,

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3 authors picked Agent Sonya as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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A TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Published in Paperback on 27 May

'His best book yet' The Times

'Macintyre's page-turner is a dazzling portrait of a flawed yet driven individual who risked everything (including her children) for the cause' Sunday Times

DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE SPY WHO ALMOST KILLED HITLER - FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR

Ursula Kuczynski Burton was a spymaster, saboteur, bomb-maker and secret agent. Codenamed 'Agent Sonya', her story has never been told - until now.

Born to a German Jewish family, as Ursula grew, so did the Nazis'…