![]() ![]() Among them are Sally, Evelyn’s best friend in school who comes from a family of immense wealth Julia, Sally’s cousin, who moves in mysterious circles both in England and in pre-war Germany and Evelyn’s various handlers within the security service. ![]() The story skips between 1939, when Evelyn is just beginning her undercover work, and 1948, when a chance encounter with a one-time friend serves as a springboard for the unfolding story-and when the consequences of her secret wartime service threaten to wreck her life.Īn Unlikely Spy is slow to get started, with numerous characters introduced early on in both timeframes. Novels like Restless by William Boyd, Transcription by Kate Atkinson, Trapeze by Simon Mawer, and Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan bring new life to a genre sometimes in need of reinvention.Īustralian writer Rebecca Starford’s debut novel, An Unlikely Spy, continues this engaging trend.Įvelyn Varley is a young woman recruited by MI5, England’s counterintelligence service, in the early days of the Second World War. ![]() In recent years, there's been a boom in novels featuring female protagonists involved in espionage during the Second World War and the Cold War. ![]()
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