Description
In this gripping work of narrative history, a seemingly ordinary housewife and mother in postwar Britain is revealed as Ursula Kuczynski, a highly accomplished Soviet spymaster known as Agent Sonya. Her remarkable career carries her from the political upheavals of Weimar Germany through China, Switzerland, and wartime Europe, as she builds spy networks, delivers vital intelligence, and repeatedly reinvents her life. Drawing on the turbulence of the twentieth century, the book explores ideological conviction, loyalty, love, deception, and the moral ambiguities of espionage. Ben Macintyre’s vivid, fast-paced storytelling brings to life an extraordinary woman whose secret work helped shape the emerging Cold War.
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paperback
Crown Publishing Group, The
Published Jan 1, 2020
432 pages
ISBN: 9780593136317
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Details
First Published
2020
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre.