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An Affair of Spies
An Affair of Spies: A Novel | Ronald H. Balson
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From the winner of the National Jewish Book AwardRonald H. Balson's An Affair of Spies tells of a spy mission to rescue a defector from Germany and prevent the Nazis from creating an atomic bomb. Nathan Silverman grew up in Berlin in the 1920s, the son of a homemaker and a theoretical physicist. His idyllic childhood was soon marred by increasing levels of bigotry against his family and the rest of the Jewish community, and after his uncle is arrested on Kristallnacht, he leaves Germany for New York City with only his mothers wedding ring to sell for survival. While attending an evening course at Columbia in 1942, Nathan notices a recruitment poster on a university wall and decides to enlist in the military and help fight the Nazi regime. To his surprise, he is quickly selected for a special assignment; he is trained as a spy, and ordered to report to the Manhattan Project. There he learns that the Allies are racing to develop a nuclear weapon before the Nazis, and a German theoretical physicist is hoping to defect. The physicist was a friend of his father's, and Nathan's mission is to return to Berlin via France and smuggle him out of Europe. Nathan will be accompanied by Dr. Allison Fisher, a brilliant young scientist who can speak French; he travels to her lab at the University of Chicago for a crash course in nuclear physics, then they embark on their adventure. Nathan and Allison soon develop feelings for one another, but as their relationship deepens they move ever closer to their dangerous goal. Will they be able to escape Europe with the defector and start a new life together, or will they fail their mission and become two more casualties of war? An Affair of Spies is an action-packed tale of heroism and love in the face of unspeakable evil. Author Ronald H. Balson has applied his unmatched talent for evocative and painstakingly authentic storytelling to the high-stakes world of espionage and created his most thrilling novel yet.
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Prompt: WOMEN IN SCIENCE

Going into Germany during the war?

How can you even think that will be safe?

Nathan is to enter Germany and find out secrets about how far the Germans are with an atomic bomb and to bring back a German scientist to the United States. 

He is to take physicist Allison to be sure they are getting the correct information.

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Monica5
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Late on review.

4⭐

Why I get Library books when I have books to review for Netgalley, I will never understand 🤪

I enjoyed this WWII Historical Fiction book. It was well researched, but some of the information was repeated and a little technical, still a good book though. It has a little thrilleresque, a little coziness, and some romance.

Published September 13, 2022

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Monica5
An Affair of Spies: A Novel | Ronald H. Balson
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Starting this afternoon! Hope I have better luck with it than I did with my last two books.

Late on Reading my ARC. This Published on September 13, 2022

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Reecaspieces
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Not as good as Defending Britta Stein but still a good read. Check out my review!

https://reecaspieces.com/2022/09/16/an-affair-of-spies-by-ronald-h-balson-histor...

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Going into Germany during the war? How can you even think that will be safe and with a civilian in tow?

Another marvelous, well-researched book by Mr. Balson. 4/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/j34dr586

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