In the afterword, the author reveals a touching truth: a real-life encounter in Leningrad in the Seventies inspired him to write Andropov’s Cuckoo. This authenticity lends an emotional weight to the novel, making it all the more compelling.
If you’re looking for a novel that combines the intrigue of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold with the emotional depth of Doctor Zhivago, Andropov’s Cuckoo is a must-read.
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A dying man tells the story of the most amazing person he has ever met: a brilliant Soviet linguist, whom he knew as Youriko one of the spies.
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This is a review of the multi-faceted novel ‘Andropov’s Cuckoo’, which is a political thriller – romance set in the Soviet Union of the 1970’s
