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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