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The diplomat's wife / Pam Jenoff.
1945. Surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta Nederman is lucky to have escaped with her life. She meets Paul, an American soldier who gives her hope of a happier future. But their plans to meet in London are dashed when Paul's plane crashes. Devastated and pregnant, Marta marries Simon, a caring British diplomat, and glimpses the joy that home and family can bring. Her happiness is threatened when she learns of a Communist spy in British intelligence-- and the one person who can expose the traitor is connected to her past.-- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780778389378
- ISBN: 0778389375
- Physical Description: 380 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Park Row Books, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in 2008" -- Title page verso. Includes an excerpt for The Woman with the Blue Star ©2021 (pages 369-380). Sequel to: The kommandant's girl. |
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| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German > Fiction. Diplomats' spouses > Fiction. Great Britain > History > 20th century > Fiction. Great Britain > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Spy stories. Romance fiction. Historical fiction. Spy fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Russell and District Regional Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binscarth Library | 813/.6 (Text) | 32447000113337 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Russell Library | AF JEN (Text) | 36730000092155 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A Nazi prison camp survivor, Marta Nederman, pregnant and alone after her lover dies, marries a caring British diplomat who gives her the home and family sheâs always longed for until a Communist spy with ties to her past infiltrates British Intelligence. Reprint. 300,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
After surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta Nedermann, starting a new life in London with her husband, a British diplomat, once again becomes trapped in a web of intrigue and betrayal when Communists infiltrate British Intelligence and thetraitor is linked to her past. - Harlequin
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
One woman faces danger, intrigue, and love in the aftermath of World War II in this unforgettable novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris.
1945. Marta Nederman has barely survived the brutality of a Nazi concentration camp, where she was imprisoned for her work with the Polish resistance. Lucky to have escaped with her life, she meets Paul, an American soldier, who gives her hope of a happier future. The two make a promise to meet in London, but Paul is in a deadly plane crash and never arrives.
Finding herself pregnant and alone in a strange city, Marta finds comfort with a kind British diplomat, and the two soon marry. But Martaâs happiness is threatened when the British government seeks her help to find a Communist spyâan undercover mission that resurrects the past with far-reaching consequences.
Set during a time of great upheaval and change, The Diplomatâs Wife, a gripping early work from Pam Jenoff, is a story of survival, love and heroism, and a great testament to the strength of women.
Donât miss Pam Jenoffâs new novel, Code Name Sapphire, a riveting tale of bravery and resistance during World War II.
Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff:
The Woman with the Blue Star
The Lost Girls of Paris
The Orphanâs Tale
The Ambassadorâs Daughter
The Kommandant's Girl
The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach
The Winter Guest
