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The Diplomat's Wife

By: Michael Ridpath
Narrated by: Lucy Scott, David Thorpe
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Summary

1936. Devastated by the death of her brother Hugh, Emma seeks to keep his memory alive by embracing his dreams of a communist revolution. But when she marries an ambitious diplomat, she must live within the confines of embassy life in Paris and Nazi Berlin.

1979. Emma's grandson, Phil, dreams of a tour of Europe, but is nowhere near being able to fund it. So when his beloved grandmother determines to make one last trip to the places she lived, and to try to solve a mystery that has haunted her since the war, he jumps at the chance to accompany her. Their journey takes them to darker, more dangerous places than either of them could ever have imagined....
©2021 Michael Ridpath (P)2021 Isis Publishing Ltd
Historical Fiction International Mystery & Crime Military War & Military Fiction War France
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Intriguing Spy story

I like the combination of Emma, Phil’s grandmother taking him on the last trip of her life due to ill health and driving back across Europe to tie up loose ends in her career as a Russian agent. Phil became totally immersed in her story, the people they met throughout the journey, some friends others enemies he coped with each dramatic situation with the flair of an experienced agent himself, considering he was only 18 and about to go to university. It was easy and entertaining listening. I think Phil should definitely come back in a future book as a spy after all he already has the basic training!

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Light hearted

Very enjoyable, original twist to the plot. Good easy listening. The story of a grandson and his grandmother.

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