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Restless

by: William Boyd (author)

It is 1939. Eva Delectorskaya is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian emigree living in Paris. As war breaks out she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer, a mysterious Englishman, and under his tutelage she learns to become the perfect spy, to mask her emotions and trust no one, including those she loves most. Since the war, Eva has carefully rebuilt her life as a typically English wife and mother. But once a spy, always a spy. Now she must complete one final assignment, and this time Eva can't do it alone: she needs her daughter's help.

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Format: papier

Edition language: English

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Mystery

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Mike Finn rated it

10 years ago

http://mikefinn.booklikes.com Mike Finn 4.0 "Restless" by William Boyd - a spy thriller that stays in the memory because of the quality of the writing

text "Restless" by William Boyd - a spy thriller that stays in the memory because of the quality of the writing

"Restless" is both a compelling thriller and a close look at the mechanics and consequences of deception. It slides easily across the tongue and then leaves an after-taste that is complex and intriguing. The novel takes place on two historical timelines simultaneously: Oxford in the 1970's (presen...

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Bettie's Books rated it

11 years ago

http://bettie.booklikes.com Bettie's Books 3.5 Restless

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bookshelves: re-read, published-2006, spies, autumn-2011, paper-read, play-dramatisation Read from January 01, 2006 to November 06, 2011 A re-read via BBC radio : http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/...In the summer of 1976, Ruth discovers that her very English mother is in fact a one-time Bri...

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Amy Reads Books rated it

12 years ago

http://amyreadsbooks.booklikes.com Amy Reads Books 4.0 Restless

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Having enjoyed previous novels by William Boyd, seeing that the BBC was doing an adaptation of Restless over Christmas. I firstly bought this novel in order to attempt to read it before the show, and then failed reading the novel or watching the TV version.However, I finally got round to reading Res...

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Coffee Bean Bookshelf rated it

12 years ago

http://coffeebeanbookshelf.booklikes.com Coffee Bean Bookshelf 2.0

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I'm quite glad this book is finally finished. I had an incredibly hard time with it, I'm not one who really enjoys reading long-winded stories that go nowhere. I expected so much more out of this book...why not? It's about a grown daughter who finds out that her mother was a SPY during WWII. That sh...

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