{"product_id":"exposure-9780099559290","title":"Exposure","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e______________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A deceptively simple masterpiece'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Will haunt you for months, if not years''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Outstanding ... if you only buy one book, make it this one'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cold War is at its height, and a spy may be a friend or neighbour, colleague or lover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of a suburban garden, in the pouring rain, a woman buries a briefcase deep in the earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe believes that she is protecting her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat she will learn is that no one is immune from betrayal or the devastating consequences of exposure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen Dunmore delivers a deceptively simple masterpiece, a new take on the lives of the men and –particularly – the women caught up in the cold war … \u003ci\u003eExposure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis magnificent -- Cole Moreton * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eDunmore packs an impressive amount on to a compact canvas. Full of convincing detail, the novel is as much about sexuality in the age of the Chatterley ban as about Whitehall skulduggery … A dramatic mix of domesticity and derring-do … Like many of the best spy novels, \u003ci\u003eExposure \u003c\/i\u003esets out to unsettle Britain’s view of itself. * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eUnder its smooth, naturalistic surfaces, \u003ci\u003eExposure\u003c\/i\u003e has a tightly wrought plot gripping as any thriller. But it is the union of this plot with complex, challenging characters that makes the book such a surprising and fulfilling read…will haunt you for months, if not years. -- Kate Clanchy * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eIt is an intriguing set-up, and with Dunmore at its helm this tale of divided loyalties never lets up for a minute … Dunmore is such a class act … she sticks to the human essentials of her story, does not over-complicate things, and comes up trumps yet again. * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eHers are expert hands at turning 20th-century history into gripping fiction. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExposure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esucceeds as a Cold War thriller as well as a psychological drama. It deals with some lurid events, but evokes the texture of time … It offers in fact what Dunmore does best: a story of “desperate urgency, cloaked in the everyday” -- David Grylls * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eOne of our most outstanding writers, Helen Dunmore has drawn inspiration from the classic spy novel for her latest book ... While it has all the thrill and menace of a John Le Carré novel, Dunmore is more interested in the personal ... An atmospheric read full of vivid characters – if you only buy one book this month make it this one. * Good Housekeeping, Book of the Month *\u003cbr\u003eThe danger with ‘literary thrillers’ is simple: the more literary a story is, the less thrilling it can be. There’s a balance to be found, and Dunmore expertly weights both sides. She revels in layers of concealment. Beautiful poetic phrases, quite startling at times, enliven the eye and the mind. * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eHelen Dunmore's subtle tale of espionage and fear has a refreshingly human scale… It is, in many ways, a romance where salvation comes through a late, unexpected and generous act of love. * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eDunmore’s treatment is distinctive. Her work as both a poet and a novelist, is characterised by its rich sensuality and the stark emotional truths at its core. This sensibility, along with the small domestic and personal details at which she excels, transcend genre… -- Catherine Taylor * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExposure\u003c\/i\u003e is the sort of winter read you hanker for…the period is so meticulously re-created that you almost hear the hiss of the gas streetlamps -- Melissa van der Klugt * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn intricately observed and emotionally powerful Cold War thriller that combines subtlety and complexity to create a deeply satisfying and moving book -- Hannah Beckerman * Sunday Express, S Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eDunmore is one of our best modern historical novelists and fans of her previous books will be eagerly awaiting this new one. [\u003ci\u003eExposure\u003c\/i\u003e is] set during the Cold War and follows a woman determined to protect her family against the odds. * Metro *\u003cbr\u003eDunmore is a very astute and skilful novelist… \u003ci\u003eExposure\u003c\/i\u003e is as good as anything she has written; and that’s very good indeed -- Alan Massie * The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eA novel about belonging, loneliness, love and the idea of home.... \u003ci\u003eExposure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a fine addition to the shelves of cold war literature -- Stephanie Merrit * Observer *","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732298051927,"sku":"9780099559290","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099559290.jpg?v=1719996313","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/exposure-9780099559290","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}