The Heat of the Day, Elizabeth Bowen (9780099276463) — Readings Books
The Heat of the Day
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The Heat of the Day

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A tense thriller of suspicion, betrayal and espionage set in wartime London

It is wartime London, and the carelessness of people with no future flows through the evening air. Stella discovers that her lover Robert is suspected of selling information to the enemy. Harrison, the British intelligence agent on his trail, wants to bargain, the price for his silence being Stella herself. Caught between two men and unsure who she can trust, the flimsy structures of Stella’s life begin to crumble.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
Country
United Kingdom
Date
3 July 1998
Pages
336
ISBN
9780099276463

A tense thriller of suspicion, betrayal and espionage set in wartime London

It is wartime London, and the carelessness of people with no future flows through the evening air. Stella discovers that her lover Robert is suspected of selling information to the enemy. Harrison, the British intelligence agent on his trail, wants to bargain, the price for his silence being Stella herself. Caught between two men and unsure who she can trust, the flimsy structures of Stella’s life begin to crumble.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
Country
United Kingdom
Date
3 July 1998
Pages
336
ISBN
9780099276463