{"product_id":"9780547625423","title":"The Company of Strangers: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA poignant, “top rank” espionage thriller spanning from WWII to the Cold War from the award-winning author of\u003ci\u003e A Small Death in Lisbon\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortugal, 1944\u003c\/i\u003e. Recruited by British intelligence to help uncover Nazi secrets of atomic warfare, math prodigy Andrea Aspinall soon disappears into the crowds of Lisbon, hiding behind a new identity. Karl Voss, an attaché for German intelligence, arrives in the city under the purported agenda of helping the Reich, all the while secretly working to save his beloved home country from annihilation under their reign.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Two lost souls meet in a city filled with haunting secrets and deadly lies, desperately trying to find love amid assassination attempts, shifting loyalties, and heartbreaking betrayals. And when tragedy strikes, the repercussions last for decades, leading one of them on a quest, twenty-four years later, back into a sinister world of espionage long thought left behind.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Hailed as both “a heartrending tale, unfolded with loving patience and rising tension” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) and “an evocative and compelling thriller” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Company of Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative and moving take on the classic espionage narrative, exploring what happens when the allegiances of heart and head oppose each other.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120227303664,"sku":"9780547625423","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547625423_p0.jpg?v=1769896879","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547625423","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}