An Unlikely Prospect: A World War II Novel
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For fans of Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code and Jacqueline Winspear’s The Consequences of Fear comes a gripping novel, set in post–WWII San Francisco, about a young female newspaper publisher and a story that could change the course of her city’s future.
“…a well-paced, edgy tale…a salute to solid, honest journalism.”—Kirkus Reviews
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