September 27, 2019

Lara Prescott Talks Banned Books, Love Affairs, and Secret CIA Missions

Reese’s Book Club Author, Lara Prescott, tells us all about her debut novel ‘The Secrets We Kept’ including secret CIA missions regarding the banned novel ‘Doctor Zhivago’, female spies, and Boris Pasternak’s love affair with his muse

Lara Prescott Talks Banned Books, Love Affairs, and Secret CIA Missions

Reese’s Book Club Author, Lara Prescott, tells us all about her debut novel ‘The Secrets We Kept’ including secret CIA missions regarding the banned novel ‘Doctor Zhivago’, female spies, and Boris Pasternak’s love affair with his muse

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