Unlikely Spy

<p><strong>A beguiling tale of espionage. -- Pam Jenoff author of <em>The Orphans Tale</em> and <em>The Lost Girls of Paris</em></strong></p><p><strong>A twisting sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of MI5--in chasing the secrets of others how much will she lose of herself?</strong></p><p>Evelyn Varley has always been ambitious and clever. As a girl she earned a scholarship to a prestigious academy well above her parents' means gaining her a best friend from one of England's wealthiest families. In 1939 with an Oxford degree in hand and war looming Evelyn finds herself recruited into an elite MI5 counterintelligence unit.</p><p>A ruthless secret society seeks an alliance with Germany and posing as a Nazi sympathizer Evelyn must build a case to expose their treachery. But as she is drawn deeper into layers of duplicity--perhaps of her own making--some of those closest to her become embroiled in her investigation. With Evelyn's loyalties placed under extraordinary pressure she'll face an impossible choice: save her country or the people who love her. Her decision echoes for years after the war impacting everyone who thought they knew the real Evelyn Varley.</p><p>Beguiling and dark <em>An Unlikely Spy</em> is a fascinating story of deception and sacrifice based on the history of real people within the British intelligence community.</p>