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Sadie Smith – thirty-four-year-old American undercover agent of ruthless tactics, bold opinions and clean beauty – is sent by her mysterious but powerful employers to a remote corner of France. Her mission: to infiltrate a commune of radical eco-activists influenced by the beliefs of a mysterious elder, Bruno Lacombe, who has rejected civilisation tout court. Sadie casts her cynical eye over this region of ancient farms and sleepy villages, and at first finds Bruno’s idealism laughable – he lives in a Neanderthal cave and believes the path to enlightenment is a return to primitivism. But just as Sadie is certain she’s the seductress and puppet master of those she surveils, Bruno Lacombe is seducing her with his ingenious counter-histories, his artful laments, his own tragic story.

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SKU: 9781529933383 Categories: , , Tags: , Publisher/imprint : Vintage
Page count : 416
Published on 3rd July, 2025

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This summer, meet Sadie Smith: seductive, cunning and going undercover – the Booker-shortlisted, wickedly entertaining New York Times bestseller

‘Hugely enjoyable’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Wonderfully seductive’ ALAN HOLLINGHURST
‘Really fantastic – get it!’ SARAH JESSICA PARKER
‘Entrancing’ MICK HERRON

Sadie Smith – a 34-year-old American undercover agent of ruthless tactics and bold opinions – is sent by her mysterious but powerful employers to a remote corner of France.

Her mission: to infiltrate a commune of radical activists influenced by the beliefs of an enigmatic elder, Bruno Lacombe. But just as she is certain she’s the seductress and puppet master of those she surveils, Sadie becomes caught in the crossfire between the past and the future?

Kill Bill written by John le Carré’ OBSERVER

‘Smart, sinuous?brimming with heat’ NEW YORK TIMES

‘Reinvents the spy novel in one cool, erudite gesture’ HERNAN DIAZ

‘Laced with a killer dose of deadpan wit’ WASHINGTON POST

* A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW YORK TIMES, VOGUE, INDEPENDENT, HARPER’S BAZAAR AND MORE *

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Weight 0.289 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 13 × 2.8 cm
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