SUMMARY: MY FRIEND THE SPY
My Friend the Spy, is a compelling story of international espionage, that takes the reader to Belarus, where secrets and spies are uncovered. Fact and Fiction merge together to offer a multi-level perspective of two dictators and their ruthless regimes in Belarus and Russia. Amidst this true rendering of current events and barbaric politics, love and passion mix with war and tyranny.
The fictional aspect depicts two stories parallel to each other: the friendship of two women as they spy on each other until they learn to trust; and a love story of two C.I.A. spies who discover each other after years of separate lives.
The story unfolds in New York City, taking center stage at the United Nations, where Film Professor, Sybil Edwards, learns that her Teaching Assistant happens to be a famous personality with close ties to the dictator, Lukashenko, of Belarus. Sybil, as an aspiring writer of spy thrillers, discovers that this woman can offer her a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand the workings of the mind of a tyrant and to write about him. But little does Sybil realize that this ruthless dictator will emerge as the ally of Vladimir Putin, and her student actually becomes involved with barbaric politics of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
My Friend the Spy is up-to-date and brings the story right into the present. It is a novel with real-life, political events that blend with vibrant, fictional characters to offer the reader a kaleidoscope of colored gems of storytelling.