Shining Through

A truly compulsive read, Isaacs's fourth novel (after Almost Paradise) is a smooth blend of romantic fiction and spy thriller. Again demonstrating her unbeatable flair for down-to-earth dialogue, sassy, outspoken heroines and social nuances that convey character and period, Isaacs tells a Cinderella story with a contemporary twist. Linda Voss is a 31-year-old secretary to the dreamiest looking man on Wall Street, international lawyer John Berring er, with whom she is secretly and hopelessly in love: she is a poor girl fr om Queens, and he boasts an Ivy League background along with his perfect pr ofile. When circumstances lead to their unlikely marriage, however, sexual fireworks keep them together. As World War II engulfs Europe, the Berringer s move to Washington, where both become involved in undercover work for the COI, soon to become the OSS. Heartbreak, plus a feeling of kinship for the victims of Nazism, leads Linda, whose childhood was spent in a German-spea king household, to volunteer for a dangerous mission in Berlin. There, even ts tumble her into heroic action. Isaacs's depiction of daily life in warti me Germany rings with accurate detail, as does her picture of the American espionage organization and of the psychological orientation of the people w ho made up its ranks.

Product Info

ISBN: 0345358031

ISBN-13: 9780345358035

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Year: 1989

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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