Books like The Diplomat's Wife by Pam Jenoff
Marta Nederman escapes a Nazi prison camp in 1945 and, recovering from trauma, meets American soldier Paul. Their future together is halted when his plane crashes. Pregnant and devastated, Marta marries British diplomat Simon and finds a fragile sense of home. Yet her peace is shattered when a Communist spy infiltrates British intelligence, and the key to exposing the traitor intertwines with her past. The novel follows Marta’s struggle to protect her family while confronting the shadows of war and espionage.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Pam Jenoff
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