{"product_id":"edith-and-kim","title":"Edith and Kim","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Philby, Charlotte \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 16\/03\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008466411,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of ‘the heirs to John le Carré’ The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘A tremendous achievement’ WILLIAM BOYD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings’ Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo betray, you must first belong…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who introduced them was called Edith Tudor-Hart. She changed the course of 20th century history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Then she was written out of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on the Secret Intelligence Files on Edith Tudor-Hart, along with the private archive letters of Kim Philby, this finely worked, evocative and beautifully tense novel – by the granddaughter of Kim Philby – tells the story of the woman behind the Third Man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA future classic:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘A fine achievement’ THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Completely fascinating. A sophisticated and brilliantly constructed fictional retelling of a crucial relationship in 20th century espionage history. A tremendous achievement’ WILLIAM BOYD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Atmospheric and rigorously researched’ Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Persuasive… involving… impressive’ LITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A fascinating contribution to the literature of the Cambridge spies by a clever, nimble writer with some genuine skin in the game’ CHARLES CUMMING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Complex and powerfully written… a persuasive repurposing of the lives of real-life figures’ i NEWSPAPER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A dextrous writer who gives her tale a quickening, thrillerish propulsion’ NEW STATESMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Mother, lover, revolutionary, spy… Philby’s stunning fourth novel thrusts this former bit-player in the Cambridge Spy scandal to the centre stage where she belongs… Her best book yet’ ERIN KELLY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Blending SIS files and imagined letters from her grandfather, Philby shines a spotlight on Edith Tudor-Hart as activist, spy and often desperate single, working mother’ SARAH VAUGHAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Completely absorbing’ MICK HERRON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A tense and brilliantly structured story of power and intrigue’ JANE SHEMILT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Unforgettable… a fascinating exploration of a key moment in history and a stunning piece of fiction’ HOLLY WATT\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43104697974828,"sku":"9780008466411","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008466411.jpg?v=1713012117","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/edith-and-kim","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}