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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrificeinspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the twentieth century: Doctor Zhivago A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK
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 Pasternaks 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 Sallys tutelage, Irina learns how to invisibly ferry classified documentsand discovers deeply buried truths about herself.
The Secrets We Kept combines a legendary literary love storythe decades-long affair between Pasternak and his mistress and muse, Olga Ivinskaya, who inspired Zhivagos heroine, Larawith 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.
