Karin Tanabe is the author of the book I took out from the local library called Women Of Intelligence. This is a historical fiction story set in New York City during the McCarthy era. This was the time of the red scare. To be a communist was to be a traitor to the country. Katharina Edgeworth worked for the United Nations during her career. She ends up marrying a wealthy pediatric surgeon and has a grand apartment on Fifth Avenue. Now, stuck at home with two children, she is unhappy. Her husband does not understand. He grew up with nannies and does not want his two boys to have a nanny. He also wants Katharina (Rina) to nurse the boys for at least 3 years. One day Rina is approached by a man from the FBI asking her to spy on a known communist who was also her lover at Columbia University. Rina speaks four languages. She was educated at an Ivy League school. Rina really needs to get out of the house and have some alone time. The story about Rina was very engaging.
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