Cull & Co. is delighted to announce that The Spymaster’s Wife by Liz Denchfield will be published by Bedford Square Publishers.
Based on remarkable true events, The Spymaster’s Wife follows nineteen-year-old Elizabeth, whose new husband’s secret career in espionage transforms the course of her life after they are posted to Cyprus in 1968. Set against a backdrop of Cold War intrigue, political upheaval and international postings, the novel offers a fascinating glimpse into the hidden world behind Britain’s intelligence services.
It’s 1968 and nineteen-year-old Elizabeth has had the perfect day: in love for the first time, a picnic in an orchard welcomed by Alec’s beloved aunt in her cottage on the South Downs, hearing about how well her fiancé is doing in the Foreign Office. But as they speed back to Chelsea through the darkening countryside in his open top Jaguar, she knows something’s wrong. He pulls over, and she feels her heart sink.
Atmospheric, page-turning escapist fiction for readers who love novels based on fact and history: Victoria Hislop meets Ava Glass in the Cold War
Liz Denchfield is the writing name of first cousins Juliet Clibborn and bestselling author Angie Sage. Drawing on Juliet’s own experiences as the wife of a British intelligence officer, the novel combines historical authenticity with a compelling personal story.
Congratulations to Liz and the team at Bedford Square Publishers. We look forward to seeing The Spymaster’s Wife find readers when it publishes in 2027.
[Fun fact: that is the real Juliet and her husband on the cover].
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