{"product_id":"woman-of-intelligence","title":"Woman of Intelligence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Captivating.\" ––The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed a Best Book of Summer by Good Morning America • BuzzFeed • PopSugar • BookRiot • LifeSavvy • CT Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \"a master of historical fiction\" (NPR), Karin Tanabe's A Woman of Intelligence 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the fast-paced twists of a classic spy thriller, and a nuanced depiction of female experience, A Woman of Intelligence shimmers with intrigue and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47772503933106,"sku":"Fiction","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/7274\/0786\/files\/9781250231512.jpg?v=1785368001","url":"https:\/\/thebookstoreinpinecity.com\/products\/woman-of-intelligence","provider":"The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}