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A Beautiful Spy by Rachel Hore

16 September 2021 By Editor

Buy A Beautiful Spy by Rachel Hore

It all began in the summer of 1928…

Minnie is supposed to find a nice man, get married and have children. The problem is it doesn’t appeal to her at all. She is working as a secretary, but longs to make a difference.

Then, one day, she gets her chance. She is recruited by the British government as a spy. Under strict instructions not to tell anyone, not even her family, she moves to London and begins her mission – to infiltrate the Communist movement.

She soon gains the trust of important leaders. But as she grows more and more entangled in the workings of the movement, her job becomes increasingly dangerous.

Leading a double life is starting to take its toll on her relationships and, feeling more isolated than ever, she starts to wonder how this is all going to end. The Russians are notorious for ruthlessly disposing of people given the slightest suspicion.

What if they find out?

A Beautiful Spy by Rachel Hore is published in paperback on 16 September, 2021.

Rachel has written about the real-life inspiration for her book in Imagining Olga Gray, a beautiful spy

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