![]() The book is based on a true story and the fact and fiction are effortlessly weaved together so there are no seams. It flips back and forth between the actual events and the interrogation in the present day. I like books that have a dual timeline and this one was no different. As a reader, this had my emotions switching between frustration at how she was swept along with it all and sympathy for her wanting to fit in and being taken advantage of. She does seem to think that she’s doing the right thing but never quite sees the bigger picture or quite how much she is being manipulated. I was very grateful to receive a batch of Red Joan to distribute at my book club and overall it was received well and enjoyed.įrom the outset Joan comes across as highly intelligent but very naive which allows for the course of events that ensues. Out of university and working in a government ministry with access to top-secret information, Joan finds her loyalty tested as she is faced with the most difficult question of all: what price would you pay to remain true to yourself? ![]() After a chance meeting with Russian-born Sonya and Leo, Joan is swept up in the glamour and energy of the duo, and finds herself growing closer and closer to them both. ![]() Cambridge University in 1937 is awash with ideas and idealists – to unworldly Joan it is dazzling. ![]()
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