A Woman of Intelligence
Book Feature - A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe
Be sure to tune in on Thursday, June 22 at 7pm central for my interview with Karin Tanabe, hosted by the St. Louis County Library (the full interview is embedded below). I first heard of Karin last year when I read and reviewed A Hundred Suns and interviewed Karin for the blog. Though Karin is also the author of four other books, including The Gilded Years, The Diplomat’s Daughter, The List, and The Price on Inheritance. I was thrilled when St. Louis County Library reached out and asked me to conduct this interview, Karin was a joy to talk to and I finally got the scoop on how she ended up kissing Mick Jagger! Scroll down to read all about her latest novel, A WOMAN OF INTELLIGENCE.
Book Feature - A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe
Book Feature - A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe
From the publisher:
A 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.
A 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.
Now 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.
Navigating 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.
With 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.
Book Feature - A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe
