Edith and Kim

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One of ' the heirs to John le Carre' The Times ' A tremendous achievement' WILLIAM BOYD To betray, you must first belong. . . In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who introduced them was called Edith Tudor-Hart. She changed the course of 20th century history. Then she was written out of it. Drawing on the Secret Intelligence Files on Edith Tudor-Hart, along with the private archive letters of Kim Philby, this finely worked, evocative and beautifully tense novel - by the granddaughter of Kim Philby - tells the story of the woman behind the Third Man. A future classic: ' Completely fascinating. A sophisticated and brilliantly constructed fictional retelling of a crucial relationship in 20th century espionage history. A tremendous achievement' WILLIAM BOYD ' A fascinating contribution to the literature of the Cambridge spies by a clever, nimble writer with some genuine skin in the game' CHARLES CUMMING ' In Edith and Kim, Charlotte Philby brings to life a dangerous game of shadows that kept me reading late into the night. A dark, atmospheric and addictive novel' CHRIS POWER, AUTHOR OF A LONELY MAN ' Mother, lover, revolutionary, spy - Edith Tudor-Hart will have you in her thrall from the first page. Philby' s stunning fourth novel thrusts this former bit-player in the Cambridge Spy scandal to the centre stage where she belongs. Edith and Kim combines the authenticity of your favourite true crime podcast, the intrigue of a spy novel and the page-turning grip of a psychological thriller - all wrapped up in beautiful, evocative prose that transports the reader to shady corners of 1930s London and Vienna. Her best book yet' ERIN KELLY More praise for Charlotte Philby ' A new star has arrived in the thriller firmament' THE TIMES ' Her thrillers have been a game-changer for the spy genre' DAILY EXPRESS ' Terribly compelling. . . persuasive and absorbing' OBSERVER ' Philby is a skilled and evocative writer' FINANCIAL TIMES