{"product_id":"9780349700984-american-spy","title":"American Spy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea Cold War spy thriller like you've never read before\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READING\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CENTRE FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'A whole lot more than just a spy thriller, wrapping together the ties of family, of love and of country' \u003c\/b\u003eBARACK OBAMA\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'There has never been anything like it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003eMARLON JAMES (\u003ci\u003eGQ)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'A compelling read' \u003c\/b\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant Cold War spy thriller. A gripping tale and an unusual take on the spy genre told from an intriguing perspective' \u003c\/b\u003e HWA DEBUT CROWN JUDGES\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Pacy and very exciting' \u003c\/b\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhat if your sense of duty required you to betray the man you love? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1986, the heart of the Cold War. Marie Mitchell is an intelligence officer with the FBI. She's brilliant and talented, but she's also a black woman working in an all-white boys' club, and her career has stalled with routine paperwork - until she's recruited to a shadowy task force aimed at undermining Thomas Sankara, the charismatic, revolutionary president of Burkina Faso, whose Communist ideology has made him a target for American intervention.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the year that follows, Marie will observe Thomas, seduce him, and ultimately, have a hand in the coup that will bring him down. But doing so will change everything she believes about what it means to be a spy, a lover, and a good American.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'A stunning book\u003c\/b\u003e' PAUL BEATTY\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Intelligent and propulsive' \u003c\/b\u003eGUARDIAN \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'A spy thriller like you've never read before' \u003c\/b\u003eTIME\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450731278710,"sku":"9780349700984","price":4.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33811362.jpg?v=1760453885","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349700984-american-spy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}