Andropov’s CuckooJone’s use of a dying elderly man as the narrator, works. The story flows well. I found it relevant to our times.
If you like historical fiction or realistic spy stories, Andropov’s Cuckoo is a must read.
Andropov's Cuckoo
By Owen Jones
A naïve young Soviet woman hatches a daring and dangerous plot to help the working class and the Soviet Union by infiltrating the American government network through the Japanese Foreign Office.
She receives Andropov's blessing and Operation Youriko is born...
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Andropov’s Cuckoo
A story of love, intrigue and The KGB
A dying man recounts the story of the most amazing person he has ever met, a brilliant, Soviet linguist whom he calls Youriko. It is a tale of love, daring-do, spies and danger set in Japan, Germany, Turkey, the USA, Canada and the UK, but mostly in the Soviet Union of the Seventies.
Two girls, born thousands of miles apart in Kazakhstan and Japan just after World War II, meet and are like peas in a pod. They also get on like sisters and keep n touch for the rest of their lives.
However, one wants to help her battle-scarred country and the other wants to leave hers for the West. They dream up a daring, dangerous plan to achieve both goals, which Andropov, the chief of the Soviet KGB, is told about. He dubs it Operation Youriko and it is set in motion, but does it have even the remotest chance of success?
Andropov’s Cuckoo is based on a ‘true story’ related to the author by one of the protagonists.
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Andropov’s Cuckoo – A story of love, intrigue and The KGB is also available in the following languages at most bookshops:
Arabic, Brazilian, Burmese, Dutch, German, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Sinhala and Spanish.
It is also an audiobook in English.
If you would like to translate it into another language, or narrate it, please email me.
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Publish Date
2023-09-19
Published Year
2023
Publisher Name
ISBN
9783960286936
Format
ebook
Country
UK
Language
English
File Size
80,000 words
File Format
ePub
Text-To-Speech
Enabled
Screen Reader
supported
Enhanced Typesetting
Enabled
X-Ray
Enabled
Word Wise
Enabled
Print Length
265 pages
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Our spy isn’t the suave super hero of modern fiction
Andropov’s Cuckoo A story of love, intrigue and The KGB by Owen Jones Verified Purchase This is a spy thriller. Our spy isn’t the suave super hero of modern fiction, but a young woman who survives mostly on grit and determination. I found the Read More
D. McCann
12 October 2023
Intriguing
Andropov’s Cuckoo A story of love, intrigue and The KGB by Owen Jones Verified Purchase A character that remembers a woman he met in his youth tells this intriguing tale. He called her Youriko. This is an engrossing story of intrigue, love, and Read More
Anon Anon
12 October 202312 October 2023
I defy you to pick up this book and be able to put it down!
Andropov’s Cuckoo A story of love, intrigue and The KGB by Owen Jones The beginning of the book is in the voice of an old man who knows his time on this earth is short--and he wants to get this story told. If you have ever been in the company of an Read More
Miki Hope
12 October 2023
A peek behind the curtain
Andropov's Cuckoo A story of love, intrigue, and The KGB by Owen Jones Once in a while the heavy curtain covering the real world of spies and intelligence agencies is lifted and we get a glimpse of the motivations and crudeness that compels people to Read More
Enrico Grafitti
12 October 202312 October 2023