Lara Prescott
2 SeriesLara Prescott is an American author renowned for her instant bestseller, "The Secrets We Kept," which has been translated into over thirty languages and is set to be adapted into a film. The first chapter of this novel won the 2016 Crazyhorse Fiction Prize.
In "The Secrets We Kept," Lara Prescott crafts a thrilling narrative inspired by the CIA's real-life mission to smuggle Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago" out of Soviet Russia. The story centers on two CIA secretaries, seasoned spy Sally Forrester and novice Irina, who are assigned to infiltrate the USSR and execute this covert operation. Their mission is to bring Pasternak's masterpiece, a reflection of his own enduring love affair with Olga Ivinskaya, to the world stage. As they navigate the dangers of espionage, the duo's journey underscores the power of literature to challenge oppressive regimes.
