Only one thing is certain: in order to protect her children, she must leave them, forever. Subscribe to the LoveReading newsletter and get personalised book suggestions and extracts straight to your inbox every week. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? If you like spy novels, then this is the book for you. July 9th 2020 Many thanks to the. What the heck is that ending about?! Gabriela is a senior officer at the FCO’s counter-terrorism unit. [Did I miss something? Bennett concludes: "Charlotte Philby thinks her grandfather was more honest, but it's a saloon-bar honesty.

However, I had difficulty relating to either of the two main characters. Fall in Love With Dilly Court - Celebrate the release of Dilly Court's 40th Book!

Recommended.' Rare Books. Please see a sample of my (best) reviews below: ‘Superbly crafted with heart-stopping twists and chills galore.

With one desperate to uncover the truth, and the other determined to hide it, the two women's lives converge. Downgraded to a 2 star as its left me so frustrated. And someone is watching. I did enjoy this book although I don't think that I liked Gabriella very much at all. I really enjoyed this book and read it in a day and a half - found the ending a bit of an anti-climax tho . The main character was monstrous! Format: Paperback / softback Release Date: 11/07/2019. No catches, no fine print just unadulterated book loving, with your favourite books saved to your own digital bookshelf. As Anna finds herself drawn into the dark and highly controlled world of secret intelligence, she is forced to question her family's safety, and her own. Not even worth the 99p I paid.

Format: Paperback / softback Release Date: 01/07/2020, Author: Charlotte Philby As such, I was particularly excited to read her work, especially given the advance praise for this book described it as one focusing on international espionage, surely an area in which a spy's granddaughter would excel!

'Charlotte Philby's debut The Most Difficult Thing is an enigmatic and slippery beast, a cool new generation of spy novel. Children's Books. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Search. Welcome back.

Prime Cart. Available in used condition with free delivery in Australia. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. AND THEN THERE'S THE TRUTH. Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Returns & Orders. But someone has seen her, and is making themselves known in increasingly frightening ways. Someone who is determined to make them all pay.

This book was complicated and interesting.

Non-Fiction Books. Her characters are so real you genuinely fret over their safety in their jobs and personal lives. Buy The Most Difficult Thing By Charlotte Philby.

It was the best of writing, it was the worst of writing. Author: Charlotte Philby A little far fetched in places but an interesting escapist read nevertheless. FacebookTwitterInstagramPinterestPodcastYouTube, Terms & Conditions - Privacy Policy - Disclaimer, 40 unmissable magic realist reads - “It’s real-life, but not as we know it”. Her partner Tom - a freelance architect - looks after their two small children. It would have helped - when reading her first novel as well - if I had been aware that both are part of a trilogy. My debut novel Part of the Family was Waterstones’ Thriller of the Month in May 2020 and an editor’s pick on Radio 4’s Open Book.You can read about it in this piece in The Observer. Refresh and try again. So I was flummoxed by the final chapter hanging on the suicide of a character we had never met. Utter tripe, all unlikable characters, journalist was superfluous to the plot, ending abominable. Try. Everything about this book feels as plausible as if it might happen tomorrow. Gabriela, a senior negotiator in the FCO's counter-terrorism unit, runs a small and powerful team based in Whitehall. And this interview in The Telegraph, which also appeared on the front page of The Week. I was intrigued by the author of this book- she is the granddaughter of the notorious Russian spy, Kim Philby, and wrongly surmised that it would be an espionage thriller. But beneath the veneer of success and happiness, Anna is hiding a dark secret, one that threatens to unravel everything she has worked so hard to create. Heart-breaking, gripping and always beautifully written, I can’t wait to see what she does next.’ Erin Kelly, ‘Dark and addictive and magnificent’ – Joanna Cannon, ‘I fell into the vivid, frightening world Charlotte Philby creates so skilfully and didn’t resurface until long after I’d turned the last page. As Isobel starts to investigate, she uncovers a dark network of human trafficking and exploitation. We’d love your help. Married to her university boyfriend David, she has an enviable job, beautiful home, and gorgeous three-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Rose. Errr the ending??? Format: Paperback / softback Release Date: 26/01/2021, Amazon reviewers can't get enough: 'I LOVED THIS BOOK' ***** 'Gloriously gripping' ***** 'Magnificent' ***** 'Heart-stopping, racy and sophisticated' ***** 'Compulsive and clever' ***** On the surface, Anna Witherall has the perfect life. A perfect summer read.” BBC Radio 4, Open Book, ‘Everyone has an agenda in this intriguing exploration of deceit and duplicity, as Philby rachets up the paranoia to Highsmithian levels.’ Laura Wilson, The Guardian, ‘A Double Life confirms Charlotte Philby as the master of a sub-genre she basically invented, dealing in the dangerous area where working motherhood and international espionage collide.

For that reason I think it was more interesting that excruciating watching her double life come to a head. 'Let's have another drink on it, old man.' View books by Charlotte Philby on LoveReading, the UK's number one book recommendation website. I've never read anything by Charlotte Philby before, and I will admit that my interest in her work was based not on reports of her abilities, but instead upon her personal history, as she is the granddaughter of Kim Philby, arguable one of the most famous communist double-agents in history. Author: Charlotte Philby As such, I was particularly excited to read her work, especially given the advance praise for this book described it as one focusing on international espionage, surely an area in which a spy's granddaughter w. I've never read anything by Charlotte Philby before, and I will admit that my interest in her work was based not on reports of her abilities, but instead upon her personal history, as she is the granddaughter of Kim Philby, arguable one of the most famous communist double-agents in history. When Gabriela returns from a seven-month stint in Moscow, something doesn't seem right. This book’s storyline is intriguing in at least two different ways. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. The obvious one is that it involves two women who don’t know each other, and mystery attaches to how their lives will be brought together before the novel ends. She is a hugely original and talented writer.’ – Jane Casey

Many thanks to the Publisher the Author and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest review . 'Compelling and complex - a compulsive read' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange 'Everyone has an agenda in this intriguing exploration of deceit and duplicity, as Philby ratchets up the paranoia to Highsmithian levels' Guardian, Author: Charlotte Philby

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