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--Time "Lauren Wilkinson's American Spy, inspired by true events, is a thrilling, original read."--Real Simple "It might seem hyperbolic to say that this book is riveting and thrilling from the very first page, except that it totally is. . . . It's a refreshing take on an espionage story--No icy Russian tundra!
Debut novelist Lauren Wilkinson’s American Spy is the best kind of spy thriller, centering on a richly drawn lead character and drawing from a complicated history. Wilkinson shares a look behind the creation of her spy, Marie Mitchell, and the true story of Marie’s real-life mark. American Spy got its start as an assignment in graduate school—a boring origin story, I I listened to the Audible narration of “American Spy”, written by Lauren Wilkinson and narrated by Bahni Turpin. Turpin’s performance is excellent providing a wide range of voices and accents. This is a spy thriller combined with a bit of historical fiction. The narrator of the story, Marie Mitchell is telling her story for her twin boys. American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson is an original spy novel full of adventure and rich settings. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the … 12/02/2019 Descargar libros gratis en EPUB de manera libre y sin registro. Miles de Ebooks gratis en formato PDF y Mobi para bajar completo sin registrarse. American Spy is a trenchant commentary on race and gender in America, disguised as a spy thriller.” (Elliott Holt, author of You Are One of Them) “[Lauren Wilkinson] navigates the psychic and physical terrain of this tale of divided loyalties with the poise of such classic masters as Eric Ambler and Graham Greene spiked with late-twentieth-century Black American intellectual history.”
While not as complex as a John le Carré spy thriller, Wilkinson’s debut is both emotional and poignant, and one that readers can easily get caught up in. ALSO IN BOOKPAGE: Read a Behind the Book feature from Lauren Wilkinson on American Spy. This article was …
In reviewing American Spy, NPR book critic Maureen Corrigan wrote in the Washington Post Book Review (February 15, 2019), "Lauren Wilkinson’s new novel, 'American Spy, is extraordinary in a lot of ways — most obviously because it places a female African American intelligence officer, Marie Mitchell, at the center of a Cold War tale of political espionage. 12/02/2019 American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson 289 pages What’s it about? On page one of this novel Marie Mitchell is awakened by a sound in her house. By the second page the intruder is dead. It is 1992 and we quickly learn that Marie is black, smart, a former FBI agent, and a … American Spy: A Novel - Ebook written by Lauren Wilkinson. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read American Spy: A Novel. By Lauren Wilkinson. $27.00 . Add to Wish List. Hard to Find. Description Inspired by true events—Thomas Sankara is known as “Africa’s Che Guevara”—American Spy knits together a gripping spy thriller, a heartbreaking family drama, and a passionate romance.
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