Secrets We Kept

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Secretaries turned spies, love and duty, and sacrifice—inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the twentieth century: Doctor Zhivago.

At the height of the Cold War, two secretaries are pulled out of the typing pool at the CIA and given the assignment of a lifetime. Their mission: to smuggle Doctor Zhivago out of the USSR, where no one dare publish it, and help Pasternak's magnum opus make its way into print around the world. Glamorous and... more

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Reese Witherspoon Actress, Author, Founder/Hello SunshineIf you’re a fan of historical fiction, then you’re going to love the September book pick! This month for @ReesesBookClub, we are reading #TheSecretsWeKept by @laraprescott. Follow along, I can’t wait to hear what y’all think!📚 https://t.co/squXAKigf9 (Source)

Betsy Fischer Martin Thanks @AU_SPA for flagging alum @laraprescott and her best-selling new book "The Secrets We Kept." I picked it up and could not put it down! #CIA #Spies #Secrets #Russia #DrZhivago #historicalfiction https://t.co/lKE0UOx1tA (Source)

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