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Contributor(s):Author: Kate Atkinson A dramatic story of WWII espionage, betrayal, and loyalty, by the #1 bestselling author of Life After Life In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past forever. Ten years later, now a radio producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, but Juliet finds herself once more under threat. A bill of reckoning is due, and she finally begins to realize that there is no action without consequence. Transcription is a work of rare depth and texture, a bravura modern novel of extraordinary power, wit and empathy. It is a triumphant work of fiction from one of the best writers of our time.  Review citations Library Journal Prepub Alert - pg. 44 - 04/01/2018Booklist / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 38 - 05/01/2018Booklist / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 38 - 05/01/2018Booklist / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 38 - 05/01/2018Booklist / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 38 - 05/01/2018Booklist / Highly Recommended - pg. 38 - 05/01/2018Library Journal / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 64 - 06/15/2018Library Journal / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 64 - 06/15/2018Library Journal / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 64 - 06/15/2018Library Journal / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 64 - 06/15/2018Library Journal / Highly Recommended - pg. 64 - 06/15/2018Kirkus Reviews / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 5 - 07/01/2018Kirkus Reviews / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 5 - 07/01/2018Kirkus Reviews / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 5 - 07/01/2018Kirkus Reviews / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 5 - 07