A novel of love, spies and betrayal. Laura Last is living alone in Geneva, following the defection of her upper class English husband to the Soviet Union. As she travels back through the past, she uncovers layers of deceit and courage that lead her to a final, momentous decision.
Loosely based on the life of Melinda Marling, the wife of Donald Maclean, this novel is a great adventure seen through the eyes of a woman whom everybody underestimates, until the end.
'Impressive' - Daily Mail.
'Terrific' - The Guardian.
'A writer of game-changing skill and sensitivity. Few novelists can combine serious feminism with romance and adventure and make it work... a literary page-turner.' - The Times
'Genuinely one of the best books I've ever read.' - Chris Cleave, author of Everyone Brave is Forgiven
Loosely based on the life of Melinda Marling, the wife of Donald Maclean, this novel is a great adventure seen through the eyes of a woman whom everybody underestimates, until the end.
'Impressive' - Daily Mail.
'Terrific' - The Guardian.
'A writer of game-changing skill and sensitivity. Few novelists can combine serious feminism with romance and adventure and make it work... a literary page-turner.' - The Times
'Genuinely one of the best books I've ever read.' - Chris Cleave, author of Everyone Brave is Forgiven