{"product_id":"book-dnc7","title":"Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A perfect summer read; gripping, original, well-drawn and\u003cbr\u003ecompassionate\"-Joanne Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Celia Rees is a superb writer, and this novel has one of the most\u003cbr\u003eirresistible and unique story hooks I've ever come across. This book\u003cbr\u003edeserves to be huge!\"-Sophie\u003cbr\u003eHannah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA striking historical novel about an ordinary young British\u003cbr\u003ewoman sent to uncover a network of spies and war criminals in post-war Germany\u003cbr\u003ethat will appeal to fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Huntress \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTranscription\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld War II has just\u003cbr\u003eended, and Britain has established the Control Commission for Germany, which\u003cbr\u003eoversees their zone of occupation. The Control Commission hires British\u003cbr\u003ecivilians to work in Germany, rebuild the shattered nation and prosecute war\u003cbr\u003ecrimes. Somewhat aimless, bored with her job as a provincial schoolteacher, and\u003cbr\u003eunwilling to live with her overbearing\u003cbr\u003emother any longer, thirtysomething Edith Graham applies for a job with the Commission—but she is\u003cbr\u003ealso recruited by her cousin, Leo, who is in the Secret Service. To them, Edith is perfect spy material…single,\u003cbr\u003eordinary-looking, with a college degree in German. Cousin Leo went\u003cbr\u003eto Oxford with one of their most hunted war criminals, Count Kurt von Stavenow, who Edith remembers all too well from before the war. He\u003cbr\u003ewants her to find him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrigued by the\u003cbr\u003echallenge, Edith heads to Germany armed with a convincing cover story: she's an unassuming Education Officer sent to help resurrect German schools. To send\u003cbr\u003einformation back to her Secret Service handlers\u003cbr\u003ein London, Edith has crafted the perfect alter ego, cookbook author Stella\u003cbr\u003eSnelling, who writes a popular magazine cookery column. She embeds crucial intelligence within the recipes she\u003cbr\u003ecollects. But occupied Germany is awash with other spies, collaborators, and\u003cbr\u003eopportunists, and as she's pulled into their world, Edith soon discovers that\u003cbr\u003eno one is what they seem to be. The closer she gets to uncovering von Stavenow's whereabouts-and the network of German civilians\u003cbr\u003ewho still support him-the greater the danger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a unique, compelling\u003cbr\u003epremise, \u003cem\u003eMiss Graham's Cold War Cookbook\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully\u003cbr\u003ecrafted and gripping novel about daring, betrayal, and female friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49344361857328,"sku":"BDdnc7","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49344361922864,"sku":"ZEdnc7","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49344361988400,"sku":"ZMdnc7","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dnc7-Square-cover.jpg?v=1779304411","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dnc7","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}