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Kate Atkinson, 2018

In 1940, a young Briton is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5, she is tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers.  After the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past. Years later, she is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. She begins to realize that there is no action without consequence.  Atkinson is an exquisite writer of prose, using language with precision whether she is plumbing an inner life, describing events of appalling violence, or displaying her characters' wonderfully acerbic wit. The book is based on the life of a former Secret Service worker during World War II.

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