{"product_id":"the-secrets-we-kept-9780525566106","title":"The Secrets We Kept","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003cbr\u003eA HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e - NPR \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE DALLAS MORNING NEWS \u003cb\u003e- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e LIBRARY JOURNAL \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e- THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the height of the Cold War, Irina, a young Russian-American secretary, is plucked from the CIA typing pool and given the assignment of a lifetime. Her mission: to help smuggle \u003ci\u003eDoctor Zhivago\u003c\/i\u003e into the USSR, where it is banned, and enable Boris Pasternak's magnum opus to make its way into print around the world. Mentoring Irina is the glamorous Sally Forrester: a seasoned spy who has honed her gift for deceit, using her magnetism and charm to pry secrets out of powerful men. Under Sally's tutelage, Irina learns how to invisibly ferry classified documents--and discovers deeply buried truths about herself. \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets We Kept\u003c\/i\u003e combines a legendary literary love story--the decades-long affair between Pasternak and his mistress and muse, Olga Ivinskaya, who inspired Zhivago's heroine, Lara--with a narrative about two women empowered to lead lives of extraordinary intrigue and risk. Told with soaring emotional intensity and captivating historical detail, this is an unforgettable debut: a celebration of the powerful belief that a work of art can change the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Prescott combines Mad Men-esque period style with a spy story worthy of John le Carr .\" -\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enthralling. . . . This is the rare page-turner with prose that's as wily as its plot.\" --\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A gorgeous and romantic feast of a novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Prescott, Lara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525566106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Lara Prescott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33077208711243,"sku":"9780525566106","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_0b8d987a-e1f6-435a-b041-7e38c6407642.jpg?v=1614103268","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-secrets-we-kept-9780525566106","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}