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Northern Spy: Reese's Book Club
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A New York Times Book Review Top 10 Thriller of 2021
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"If you love a mystery, then you'll devour [Northern Spy] . . . I loved this thrill ride of a book." --Reese Witherspoon "A chilling, gorgeously written tale . . . Berry keeps the tension almost unbearably high." --The New York Times Book Review The acclaimed author of Under the Harrow and A Double Life returns with her most riveting novel to date: the story of two sisters who become entangled with the IRA A producer at the BBC and mother to a new baby, Tessa is at work in Belfast one day when the news of another raid comes on the air. The IRA may have gone underground in the two decades since the Good Friday Agreement, but they never really went away, and lately bomb threats, security checkpoints, and helicopters floating ominously over the city have become features of everyday life. As the news reporter requests the public's help in locating those responsible for the robbery, security footage reveals Tessa's sister, Marian, pulling a black ski mask over her face. The police believe Marian has joined the IRA, but Tessa is convinced she must have been abducted or coerced; the sisters have always opposed the violence enacted in the name of uniting Ireland. And besides, Marian is vacationing on the north coast. Tessa just spoke to her yesterday. When the truth about Marian comes to light, Tessa is faced with impossible choices that will test the limits of her ideals, the bonds of her family, her notions of right and wrong, and her identity as a sister and a mother. Walking an increasingly perilous road, she wants nothing more than to protect the one person she loves more fiercely than her sister: her infant son, Finn. Riveting, atmospheric, and exquisitely written, Northern Spy is at once a heart-pounding story of the contemporary IRA and a moving portrait of sister- and motherhood, and of life in a deeply divided society.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780735225015
EAN:
9780735225015
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
288
Authors:
Flynn Berry
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Published Date: 2022-05-04
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Boring could barely finish. The only book so far on Reese’s book club that has let me down. Had so much potential
Devoured the book in one one sitting. The book flows and I couldn't put it down. Definitely lives up to its recommendation.
This is an excellent book. You get to know the character well, and wish for it the right things to happen for them throughout. It really is a true picture of life in Northern Ireland, much of it heartbreaking, seemingly real. If you like, it’s real as it isn’t disappointing don’t miss this book…
I really liked the concept and the novel started promisingly. She is a very good writer. However, the endless descriptions of the lead character’s interactions with her baby became tiresome. Worse, it made her subsequent decisions unbelievable. I began to find the actions of the characters contrived and unconvincing.
How awful to live in a war zone. Makes you think what would you do for family and country.
