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Restless
Restless | William Boyd
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Sally Gilmartin cant escape her past.Living in the idyllic English countryside in 1976, Sally is haunted by her experiences during the Second World War. She also suspects someone is trying to kill her. With mounting fear, Sally confides with her daughter Ruth; a woman struggling with her own past. Sally drops a bombshell. She is actually Eva Delectorskaya, a Russian migr recruited as a spy by the British prior to the Second World War. For the past thirty years, Eva has led a second life hiding from the ghosts of her past.Eva reveals her secret to her daughter through a series of written chapters for a planned book. As Ruth delves into her mothers writing, she learns the shocking truth. Eva was recruited in Paris prior to the Second World War, following the death of her brother Kolia; also a British spy. Taught by an enigmatic spymaster named Lucas Romer, Eva learned the art of espionage and was made part of a unit specializing in media manipulation. Above all, she was taught Rule Number One of spying: trust no one a rule broken when she and Romer began a dangerous love affair. The affair had tragic consequences. In 1941, Eva and Romer were assigned to the United States. They were given the task of manipulating the American media into motivating the public to support entry into the war on the Allied side. While in New York, Evas affair with Romer set in motion events that culminated in her betrayal and her flight from the British Secret Services. She found eventual refuge in a new life as Sally Gilmartin.Thirty years later, Evas identity unravels with her confession to her daughter. Ruth struggles with the truth, and her own recent past fills her with self-doubt and insecurity. A failed relationship in Germany resulted in a son and an eventual return to England. Her mothers confession leads Ruth to the realization that her mother is entangling her in one final mission a showdown with Evas past betrayer. Restless twists and turns through the double life of one remarkable woman. Through Evas life, William Boyd asks the intriguing question How well do we truly know someone?From the Hardcover edition.
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Cuilin
Restless | William Boyd
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#AboutABook #DualTimeline

Rare that I enjoy both timelines equally, but this book was one of those. Great storytelling

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Exquisite 🩶❤️🖤 3mo
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emmaturi
Restless | William Boyd
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Sitting by the pool! #books #bookcover #lovetoread

Bookboss Great book! 6y
suzie.reads Read this recently it's a great story x 6y
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suzie.reads
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Pickpick

Not my usual type of book but I throughly enjoyed it 😁
It's a very compelling spy thriller set in World War Two and is a real page turner.
Will definitely be reading more William Boyd books.

Freespirit Thank you for your review. Sounds like one to add to the TBR list😊I have Ordinary Thunderstorms ready to go 6y
suzie.reads @Freespirit he seems like a very good author 6y
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suzie.reads
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When you have that many books you just can't decide what to read whilst you're waiting for your Bosch and O'Dell books to be delivered.
Decided to read Restless by William Boyd, I've never read any of his books before and this one is supposed to be a good one👍

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Lizpixie
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#BookMail Pt2 is another #BloomsburyModernClassics edition, this one is Restless by William Boyd. Eva is a spy, recruited by the British Secret Service to report on Russian activity. But she‘s betrayed by her mentor & almost killed before disappearing. The story picks up with her daughter in the 70s who‘s discovered her mother‘s previous life. Another beautiful cover painting, every book in this series is gorgeous!

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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I'm thinking of giving this audio a try - Rosamund Pike narrates! Anyone listen to this one?

CAGirlReading I didn't listen to the audio but it was a great book! 7y
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Smwfitz
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I'm such a #restlessreader! I love to read. I usually read multiple books at once. I move through books slowly and am constantly getting excited about new books to read, and I get frustrated by how long it takes me to get to them. I am in awe by how much so many of you here on Litsy read. How do you make time to #readmorebooks ?

Megabooks Audiobooks 8y
ptkpepe98 I read several books at a time to, on my phone, tablet, and the old fashioned print version as well. A lot depends upon my mood. You know, what I have a "taste" for or what has piqued my interest. I will admit that being with this bunch is a bad, bad thing because my TBR pile is to the moon and back. I only joined in, like, October or November...? 8y
Gina Oh I feel your pain. **sigh** 8y
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shawnfaust
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All along this was a very enjoyable read; a very solid 4+ out of 5. However Boyd's move from genre and the specific to his very brief, but beautiful pivot to the all-embracing, universal truth placed this higher in my estimation and I look forward to reading more of his work. 5/5

MrBook Great insight. Thank you for sharing! 8y
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