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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Before becoming a spy, Ursula Kuczynski was a truly devoted communist.
Chapter 3: Gradually, Ursula the wife and mother became Sonya, the covert agent instead.
Chapter 4: Ursula served as a vital link between Manchurian resistance and Soviets.
Chapter 5: Ursula’s career in espionage demanded painful, deeply personal sacrifices.
Chapter 6: Ursula completed vital work in Switzerland, until finally her cover collapsed.
Chapter 7: Ursula lived a double life as a proper housewife dealing in state secrets.
Chapter 8: Ursula barely succeeded in staying one step ahead of British intelligence.
Chapter 9: Ursula’s idealism never faltered.
Description
Agent Sonya (2020) is the biography of a respectable housewife, who also just happened to be one of Soviet intelligence’s most intrepid and high-ranking spies. The book traces the life of Ursula Kuczynski, code-name Sonya, from her birth in Berlin, through her radicalization as a communist and her career as a spy who both foiled the Nazis and arguably kicked off the Cold War.
Who Should Listen
- World War II history buffs
- Espionage enthusiasts
- Anyone who loves the thrill and suspense of a good spy story