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That stranger next door

di Goldie Alexander

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In 1954, Melbourne is still reeling from WWII; the Cold War sees suspicions running high and the threat of communism and spies hide in every shadow. Jewish schoolgirl, Ruth, is trying to navigate her own path, despite her strict upbringing and the past that haunts her family. It's a path that she wishes could include her first love, Patrick, but the rich Catholic boy is strictly off limits. When a mysterious woman moves in next door in the dead of night, Ruth is convinced she is none other than Eva or Evdokia Petrov, a Soviet spy and wife of the infamous Russian defector, Vladimir Petrov. Could Ruth's unlikely new friend really be the most sought-after woman in Australia? Will Ruth's own clandestine meetings with Patrick be discovered? How does the Petrov Affair, as it became known, impact the life of one ordinary girl and her family?… (altro)

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Pity that Alexander had to go and spoil this perfectly good romance and mystery set in the 1950s with sex on a Luna Park ride of all things! The idea was great. A young jewish girl is intrigued by the stranger who has moved next door to her parents' shop. At the height of the Petrov affair, is this exotic Russian woman actually THE famous Edvokia Petrov who was snatched from a Darwin airport? Ruth thinks she is, but she is also preoccupied with the gorgeous Catholic boy she has recently met called Patrick. (And this is despite the father's horrible treatment of her and the tensions existing regarding "Reds Under the Bed".
This was an interesting book for me in that it filled in some of the gaps regarding the scaremongering of the time but Alexander then threw in the "forbidden romance" part and an epilogue where Ruth and Patrick meet 14 years later at an art show to spoil it all.
I also have to say the publisher of this book needs a better editor as I found quite a few typos in my volume. (

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nicsreads | Sep 15, 2016 |

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In 1954, Melbourne is still reeling from WWII; the Cold War sees suspicions running high and the threat of communism and spies hide in every shadow. Jewish schoolgirl, Ruth, is trying to navigate her own path, despite her strict upbringing and the past that haunts her family. It's a path that she wishes could include her first love, Patrick, but the rich Catholic boy is strictly off limits. When a mysterious woman moves in next door in the dead of night, Ruth is convinced she is none other than Eva or Evdokia Petrov, a Soviet spy and wife of the infamous Russian defector, Vladimir Petrov. Could Ruth's unlikely new friend really be the most sought-after woman in Australia? Will Ruth's own clandestine meetings with Patrick be discovered? How does the Petrov Affair, as it became known, impact the life of one ordinary girl and her family?

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