The Guardian of Lies

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THE TOP TEN BESTSELLING AUTHOR Discover a brilliant story of love danger courage and betrayal from the internationally bestselling author of The Survivors. 1953 the South of France. The fragile peace between the West and Soviet Russia hangs on a knife edge. And one family has been torn apart by secrets and conflicting allegiances. Elose Caussade is a courageous young Frenchwoman raised on a bull farm near Arles in the Camargue. She idolises her older brother Andr and when he leaves to become an Intelligence Officer working for the CIA in Paris to help protect France she soon follows him. Having exchanged the strict confines of her fathers farm for a life of freedom in Paris her world comes alive. But everything changes when Andr is injured - a direct result of Eloises actions. Unable to work Andr returns to his fathers farm but Eloses sense of guilt and responsibility for his injuries sets her on the trail of the person who attempted to kill him. Elose finds her hometown in a state of unrest and conflict. Those who are angry at the construction of the American airbase nearby with its lethal nuclear armaments confront those who support it and anger flares into violence stirred up by Soviet agents. Throughout all this unrest Elose is still relentlessly hunting down the man who betrayed her brother and his country and she is learning to look at those she loves and at herself with different eyes. She no longer knows who she can trust. Who is working for Soviet Intelligence and who is not? And what side do her own family lie on? Further praise for Kate Furnivalls novels: Gripping. Tense. Mysterious. Kate Furnivall has a talent for creating places and characters who stay with you long after youve read the final word Jane Corry Exquisitely heart-wrenching & utterly engrossing Penny Parkes A thrilling compelling read. Wonderful! Lesley Pearse Wonderful . . . hugely ambitious and atmospheric Kate Mosse A thrilling plot Fast-paced with a sinister edge Times Truly captivating Elle Perfect escapist reading Marie Claire