{"product_id":"a-woman-of-intelligence-9781250231512","title":"A Woman of Intelligence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptivating. --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Best Book of Summer by \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America - BuzzFeed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e PopSugar - BookRiot - LifeSavvy - CT Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a master of historical fiction (NPR), Karin Tanabe's \u003ci\u003eA Woman of Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating tale of post-war New York City, and one remarkable woman's journey from the United Nations, to the cloistered drawing rooms of Manhattan society, to the secretive ranks of the FBI.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Fifth Avenue address, parties at the Plaza, two healthy sons, and the ideal husband: what looks like a perfect life for Katharina Edgeworth is anything but. It's 1954, and the post-war American dream has become a nightmare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA born and bred New Yorker, Katharina is the daughter of immigrants, Ivy-League-educated, and speaks four languages. As a single girl in 1940s Manhattan, she is a translator at the newly formed United Nations, devoting her days to her work and the promise of world peace--and her nights to cocktails and the promise of a good time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow the wife of a beloved pediatric surgeon and heir to a shipping fortune, Katharina is trapped in a gilded cage, desperate to escape the constraints of domesticity. So when she is approached by the FBI and asked to join their ranks as an informant, Katharina seizes the opportunity. A man from her past has become a high-level Soviet spy, but no one has been able to infiltrate his circle. Enter Katharina, the perfect woman for the job. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNavigating the demands of the FBI and the secrets of the KGB, she becomes a courier, carrying stolen government documents from D.C. to Manhattan. But as those closest to her lose their covers, and their lives, Katharina's secret soon threatens to ruin her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the fast-paced twists of a classic spy thriller, and a nuanced depiction of female experience, \u003ci\u003e A Woman of Intelligence \u003c\/i\u003eshimmers with intrigue and desire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250231512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Karin Tanabe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42183774699701,"sku":"9781250231512","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_919e41e3-65b0-4362-8dae-122bc3d254bc.jpg?v=1654570767","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-woman-of-intelligence-9781250231512","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}