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68/100Critics
67/100Scholars
Author:
Ben Macintyre
Publisher:
Crown
Date:
September 15, 2020
The true story of the most important female spy in history, a high-ranking Soviet intelligence officer who went from surveilling the Nazis to the West during her 1940s stint in the English village of Cotswolds, where she seemed to fit right in as a married and unassuming mother of three.
What The Reviewers Say
We have at last, in Ben Macintyre’s Agent Sonya, the tale of a fully fleshed-out female spy. Not a femme fatale with a tiny pistol in her purse.
Kuczynski’s remarkable life is the subject of Ben Macintyre’s latest book, a biography-cum-history that comes with a gripping narrative, a beguiling protagonist and a sensational denouement. The manner in which Kuczynski survived the extreme hazards of living life on the edge will keep you glued to your armchair.
When Ben Macintyre’s name is on the cover you know you are in for a thrilling ride. He’s a master at unearthing the daring and deceits hidden deep in that extraordinary half century in which Britain fought first Nazi Germany and then the cold war.
... a lively account of Kuczynski’s remarkable career.
