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Violence
Some
Wartime violence and spy danger; a death in each timeline
Language
Some
Moderate adult language; Atkinson's wit
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content; understated
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological cost of sustained deception; the danger of carrying secrets into peacetime
What this book is about
Juliet Armstrong was recruited during WWII to transcribe conversations between double agents and their German handlers—a job that was supposed to end with the war. Years later, someone from that time is hunting her. Kate Atkinson's spy novel moves between 1950 and the war years with her characteristic wit and formal dexterity.
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