A woman of intelligence [large print] / Karin Tanabe.
"A Fifth Avenue address, parties at the Plaza, two healthy sons, and the ideal husband: what looks like a perfect life for Katharina Edgeworth is anything but. It's 1954, and the post-war American dream has become a nightmare. A born and bred New Yorker, Katharina is the daughter of immigrants, Ivy-League-educated, and speaks four languages. As a single girl in 1940s Manhattan, she is a translator at the newly formed United Nations, devoting her days to her work and the promise of world peace--and her nights to cocktails and the promise of a good time. Now the wife of a beloved pediatric surgeon and heir to a shipping fortune, Katharina is trapped in a gilded cage, desperate to escape the constraints of domesticity. So when she is approached by the FBI and asked to join their ranks as an informant, Katharina seizes the opportunity. A man from her past has become a high-level Soviet spy, but no one has been able to infiltrate his circle. Enter Katharina, the perfect woman for the job. Navigating the demands of the FBI and the secrets of the KGB, she becomes a courier, carrying stolen government documents from D.C. to Manhattan. But as those closest to her lose their covers, and their lives, Katharina's secret soon threatens to ruin her. With the fast-paced twists of a classic spy thriller, and a nuanced depiction of female experience, A Woman of Intelligence shimmers with intrigue and desire"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781432892067
- ISBN: 1432892061
- Physical Description: 587 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation > Fiction.
Upper class > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Espionage, American > Soviet Union > Fiction.
Intelligence officers > Fiction.
Conspiracies > Fiction.
Undercover operations > Fiction.
Women translators > Fiction.
Nineteen fifties > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Secrecy.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Large print books.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Spy fiction.
Fiction.
Search for related items by series
Available copies
- 8 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Show All Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | LP FIC TANABE (Text) | 36015000062980 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | TAN (Text) | 33258009547535 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | LP FIC Tanabe Karin (Text) | 30519020044767 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | LP TANABE (Text) | 39493109288433 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Moore County Library | LGPT FIC TANABE (Text) | 48198000129045 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | LPB FIC TANABE (Text) | 42756202343130 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | LP TAN (Text) | 25908007802452 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Yadkin County Public Library | LP F TANABE (Text) | 30671100942046 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
