Marianna S. (Angeloudi) reviewed on 10/7/2012 + 160 more book reviews

I won't summarize the plot since other reviewers have done so admirably. I am 3/4 through the book right now and must say I am disappointed at the implausible story once Marta is sent back to Prague to locate her old comrade in the resistance, Marek. The feeling of fear and desperation during the Communist takeover in E. Europe is authentic- that sense of paranoia that so many had in the espionage world of agents and double agents seems authentic. However, much of the story is implausible and unbelievable. Who would allow an untrained secretary back into Prague,or Czechoslovakia and E.Berlin for a ridiculous spy mission? And then our heroine meets up with her long lost true love from the past? The plot is turning into a far-fetched, implausible, made for cable movie. I can predict who the mole in the British diplomatic corps is going to be, and I'm sure our feisty heroine will end up with her first love at the end. This book started off so promising, but quickly degenerated into soap opera.

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