
September '19 Pick
The Secrets We Kept
Lara Prescott
At 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...
The Secrets We Kept
At 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 Doctor Zhivago 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. The Secrets We Kept 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.
From Our Book Lover-In-Chief
Transported to another time and another worlld...it’s one of the best historical fiction books I’ve read in a very long time!
If you are a fan of historical fiction, then you’re going to love the September book pick! This month for Reese’s Book Club, we are reading “The Secrets We Kept” by Lara Prescott. Set during the Cold War, it tells the story of secretaries turned spies who are tasked with smuggling “Doctor Zhivago” out of the USSR and into the hands of Russian citizens. You’ll get to know Sally and Irina, two spies who risk it all for love and adventure.


FROM THE AUTHOR
Lara Prescott
Lara Prescott was previously an animal protection advocate and a political campaign operative. "The Secrets We Kept" is her debut novel. She lives in Austin, Texas.
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