In her best work-a category in which her latest, Transcription, certainly belongs-she maneuvers the tropes of the murder-mystery genre, of historical fiction, and of privileged white Britishness into a kind of critical salvage of womens work, womens lives.-New Yorker A novel that takes its place in the line of powerful works about young men and war, stretching from Stephen Cranes Red Badge of Courage to Kevin Powerss The Yellow Birds and Ben Fountains Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk.-Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post A sharp, witty espionage tale from best-seller and true lieterary master Kate Aktinson.Its thrilling and darkly funny.-Marie Claire A sprawling, unapologetically ambitious saga that tells the story of postwar Britain through the microcosm of a single family, and you remember what a big, old-school novel can do.-Tom Perotta, New York Times Book Review Although engrossing from beginning to end, Transcription starts at a measured pace, with the tandem narratives only gradually gaining velocity. Review Quotes a staggeringly gorgeous book, offering through the story of one small, good, imperfect life, the chance to grieve and cherish so many more.-Ellis Avery, Boston Globe occupies that rare cultural sweet spot wherein she scoops up awards for artistic excellence while also reliably hitting the best-seller lists. It is a triumphant work of fiction from one of the best writers of our time.
Transcription is a work of rare depth and texture, a bravura modern novel of extraordinary power, wit, and empathy. A bill of reckoning is due, and she finally begins to realize that there is no action without consequence. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, but Juliet finds herself once more under threat.
Ten years later, now a radio producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past forever. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying.
Book Synopsis A dramatic story of WWII espionage, betrayal, and loyalty, by the #1 bestselling author of Life After Life In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage.
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