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"DAUGHTER OF SPIES: Wartime Secrets, Family Lies"
You can enjoy Elizabeth's recent interviews and podcasts talking about her new book from the links below! Learn more about the book, including where to purchase your copy, by clicking here.

PODCASTS & INTERVIEWS
At the Johann Fust Library
A conversation with Tim Gunn - New York Society Library
Cape Cod Writers: Books and the World
Authors Guild Member Spotlight
Hasty Book List Interview
Cantina Book Club
Clifford Garstang Blog
History Unplugged
Lily Iona MacKenzie's Blog for Writers & Readers
Writing Community Chat Show
Reader's House, London's Literary Gateway

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REVIEWS
New In Books

"An extraordinary and riveting true life story, "Daughter of Spies: Wartime Secrets, Family Lies" by Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop is a unique, absorbing, and fascinating World War II era memoir."--Midwest Book Review

Elizabeth Winthrop's books on Goodreads

The Castle in the Attic

reviews: 321
ratings: 5063 (avg rating 3.94)

The Battle for the Castle

reviews: 59
ratings: 756 (avg rating 3.74)

Counting on Grace

reviews: 104
ratings: 409 (avg rating 3.76)

Dumpy La Rue

reviews: 12
ratings: 45 (avg rating 3.80)

Island Justice

reviews: 18
ratings: 121 (avg rating 3.48)

In My Mother's House

reviews: 5
ratings: 57 (avg rating 3.44)

Don't Knock Unless You're Bleeding, Growing Up in Cold War Washington

reviews: 2
ratings: 1 (avg rating 1.00)

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