The Guardian of Lies, Kate Furnivall
The Guardian of Lies, Kate Furnivall
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The Guardian of Lies

Author: Kate Furnivall

Narrator: Imogen Church

Unabridged: 11 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/22/2019

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

*** The top ten bestselling author ***
Discover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of The Survivors.
1953, the South of France. The fragile peace between the West and Soviet Russia hangs on a knife edge. And one family has been torn apart by secrets and conflicting allegiances.

Eloïse Caussade is a courageous young Frenchwoman, raised on a bull farm near Arles in the Camargue. She idolises her older brother, André, and when he leaves to become an Intelligence Officer working for the CIA in Paris to help protect France, she soon follows him. Having exchanged the strict confines of her father's farm for a life of freedom in Paris, her world comes alive. 

But everything changes when André is injured - a direct result of Eloise's actions. Unable to work, André returns to his father’s farm, but Eloïse’s sense of guilt and responsibility for his injuries sets her on the trail of the person who attempted to kill him.

Eloïse finds her hometown in a state of unrest and conflict. Those who are angry at the construction of the American airbase nearby, with its lethal nuclear armaments, confront those who support it, and anger flares into violence, stirred up by Soviet agents. Throughout all this unrest, Eloïse is still relentlessly hunting down the man who betrayed her brother and his country, and she is learning to look at those she loves and at herself with different eyes. She no longer knows who she can trust. Who is working for Soviet Intelligence and who is not? And what side do her own family lie on?

Further praise for Kate Furnivall's novels:

'Gripping. Tense. Mysterious. Kate Furnivall has a talent for creating places and characters who stay with you long after you’ve read the final word' Jane Corry
'Exquisitely heart-wrenching & utterly engrossing' Penny Parkes
'A thrilling, compelling read. Wonderful!' Lesley Pearse
‘Wonderful . . . hugely ambitious and atmospheric’ Kate Mosse
‘A thrilling plot … Fast-paced with a sinister edge’ Times
‘Truly captivating’ Elle
‘Perfect escapist reading’ Marie Claire

About Kate Furnivall

Kate Furnivall is the author of eight novels, including the international bestseller The Russian Concubine. She lives in Devon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Thebooktrail on November 05, 2019

Visit the locations in The Guardian of Lies link Kate Furnivall is the author you need to read if you want to immerse yourself in a time an place. This novel is set in the south of France, post-war and it’s a time of intrigue, fear and just as much danger as wartime it would seem. The south of France......more

Goodreads review by Shelleyrae on July 20, 2019

The Guardian of Lies is an enthralling story of courage, subterfuge, love and betrayal from Kate Furnivall. “Trust. The word spiked in my mind and wouldn’t go away. The more it sounded in my head, the louder rang the lies.” In 1953, as the the Cold War intensifies, the loyalties of the French people a......more

Goodreads review by Genevieve on July 05, 2020

This was an incredible book. From the first paragraph I was glued to Eloïse's side, riding shotgun with her through the twists and hard turns of this amazing adventure. Ms Furnivall made everyone into a plausible suspect and a plausible saviour at the same time, and the ending had me stunned - and c......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on September 26, 2019

I discovered Kate Furnivall through TBC on Facebook so joining that group is the best thing I ever did as I absolutely adore her books. As a keen reader of historical fiction, I know how difficult it can be to bring an era to life but Kate Furnivall does this impeccably. What an amazing talent to be......more

Goodreads review by Mozaika Literacka on December 29, 2023

Niesamowicie charakterna, ekscytująca i nieobliczalna – historia zagnieżdżona intencjonalnie w szczelinie niebezpiecznych działań wywiadowczych. Strażnik kłamstw to powieść osadzona częściowo w otchłani gnijącego wizualnie Paryża lat pięćdziesiątych ubiegłego wieku, przeważnie jednak na sielskim poł......more