The Secrets We Kept

What if the greatest weapon in the Cold War wasn't a bomb, but a book? Discover the untold true story of the CIA's mission to smuggle Doctor Zhivago into the Soviet Union, using secretaries turned spies to ignite a literary and political firestorm. You'll go behind the Iron Curtain with the women who risked everything. Uncover the covert strategies they used, the personal sacrifices they made, and the forbidden love that threatened to unravel the entire operation. This is a tale of espionage, passion, and the power of art to change the world.

Lara Prescott is a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist whose debut novel, The Secrets We Kept, was a New York Times bestseller translated into over thirty languages. Inspired by her own past as a political campaign operative, she became fascinated by the true story of the CIA's Cold War mission to use Doctor Zhivago as a propaganda tool. Prescott's unique background in political strategy and her deep historical research allowed her to vividly imagine the lives of the female spies at the heart of this literary conspiracy.