{"product_id":"9781846688270","title":"The Girl in Berlin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is a clever, well-written, and carefully plotted novel in which class, hypocrisy, moral corruption, treachery, and taboos ancient and modern are cunningly interwoven.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer, 1951. Two suspected spies, Burgess and Maclean, have disappeared, and the nation is obsessed with their whereabouts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeculation is at fever pitch when Colin Harris, a member of the Communist Party who has been in Germany for several years, turns up to see his old friends Dinah and Alan Wentworth. He has news: he has fallen in love with a girl in East Berlin, and is coming home—with her—for good. Meanwhile, Jack McGovern, who sometimes feels like the only decent man in Special Branch, has a rendezvous with a real spy. Miles Kingdom thinks there's a mole at MI5, and he wants McGovern's help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel about secrets, betrayal, and unearthing the truth, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e is a reminder that when nothing is as it seems, no one can be trusted—even those you think you know best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent researcher and writer best known for her commentaries on feminism and popular culture. She is currently a visiting professor at the London College of Fashion. Her novels \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Hour\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar Damage\u003c\/i\u003e are also published by Serpent's Tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serpent's Tail Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043276996848,"sku":"9781846688270","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846688270_p0.jpg?v=1763746819","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846688270","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}