Atomic Love
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
The stunning novel about our fiercest loyalties, deepest desires and the power of forgiveness
'A highly-charged love story' DELIA OWENS, bestselling author of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
'This story has everything. Just thinking about it makes me feel that lovely feeling where your heart seems to skip a beat' 5***** Reader Review
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Rosalind Porter's biggest mistake was love . . .
Chicago, 1950. Before Thomas Weaver broke her heart and wrecked her career, Rosalind was a leading atomic researcher. Five years on, she's alone and can barely make ends meet.
Which is when Thomas - a shattered man - walks back into her life, begging forgiveness. Rosalind would, and should, say no but for two reasons.
First, she still loves Thomas. And, second, Charlie Szydlo.
Charlie's a damaged FBI agent who believes Thomas is spying for Russia. He wants Rosalind to find evidence.
But this is a dangerous game. Who can she trust?
Thomas, who taught her how to love? Or Charlie, whose pain she yearns to heal?
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'Love, espionage, and a heroine who carves a strong path in the world of men. There is nothing left to want' Ann Patchett
'An emotionally charged romance, perfect for fans of Paula McLain' Library Journal
'Taut and atmospheric' Chanel Cleeton, author of Next Year in Havana
READERS ARE ENTRANCED BY ATOMIC LOVE:
'There's real intensity between Roz and Wheeler and Roz and Charlie, you hardly dare to breathe . . . you can feel the growing emotional charge' 5***** Reader Review
'This story has everything. Just thinking about it makes me feel that lovely feeling where your heart seems to skip a beat' 5***** Reader Review
'The last few chapters are so very intense, punch in the air moments, me shouting 'yes!' Just pure magic!' 5***** Reader Review
'Espionage, love, betrayal - finely crafted cocktail of themes with sharp characters and beautifully written' 5***** Reader Review
'A phenomenal read - fundamentally a love story but so much more as well' 5***** Reader Review
'Pure pleasure all the way, managing to be both page-turning while pulling you in deep' 5***** Reader Review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fields's mostly predictable historical romance (after The Age of Desire) gets a boost from its crackerjack heroine, Rosalind "Roz" Porter, a talented young scientist and veteran of the Manhattan Project. Roz lost her job after the implosion of an affair with coworker Thomas Weaver and a report accusing her of being "emotionally unstable" in 1946, leaving her brokenhearted and underemployed as a Chicago salesclerk. When Weaver returns to the Windy City in 1950 to rekindle their relationship, she gives him the cold shoulder until FBI agent Charlie Szydlo asks her to reunite with Weaver to find out what he knows about information passed to the Soviets. Though Roz sleeps with Weaver both for pleasure and to get him to talk, she falls in love with Charlie, who reciprocates her feelings. Meanwhile, Soviet agents bug Roz's apartment and start following her, and Weaver disappears, leaving behind an ominously bloodied apartment. A secondary story about Roz's older sister underscores women's frustrations with traditionally female roles in American society, though it does little to advance the plot. Romance fans will delight in the smoldering affection between Roz and Charlie, but the Cold War espionage thread involving Weaver fizzles. Still, as escapist fare, Fields's steamy adventure gets the job done.
