First edition hardback copies of Edith and Kim have sold out online but are still available in-store in London at Daunt Books, Waterstones, Hatchards, Notting Hill Bookshop, and Lutyens and Rubenstein; at Dubray Books in Dublin; Topping Books in Bath and Ely; and Max Minerva in Bristol.

Regular copies are available at Waterstones, and your local indy (and the other one).

To encourage you to seek it out, below are some lovely words others have said about the book:

‘A fine achievement’ THE TIMES

‘Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘A dextrous writer who gives her tale a quickening, thrillerish propulsion’ NEW STATESMAN

‘Completely fascinating. A sophisticated and brilliantly constructed fictional retelling of a crucial relationship in 20th century espionage history. A tremendous achievement’ WILLIAM BOYD

‘Persuasive… involving… impressive’ LITERARY REVIEW

‘Atmospheric and rigorously researched… we’re slyly induced to fear that Edith (who is also juggling roles as a single mother and photographer) could be arrested or prevented from working, before realising that we’re rooting for a Stalinist enemy of Britain’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘A fascinating contribution to the literature of the Cambridge spies by a clever, nimble writer with some genuine skin in the game’ CHARLES CUMMING

‘Complex and powerfully written… a persuasive repurposing of the lives of real-life figures’ i NEWSPAPER

‘In Edith and Kim, Charlotte Philby brings to life a dangerous game of shadows that kept me reading late into the night. A dark, atmospheric and addictive novel’ CHRIS POWER, AUTHOR OF A LONELY MAN

‘I was most impressed… completely absorbing’ MICK HERRON

‘A tense and brilliantly structured story of power and intrigue… I couldn’t put it down’ JANE SHEMILT

‘Philby’s stunning fourth novel thrusts this former bit-player in the Cambridge Spy scandal to the centre stage where she belongs. Edith and Kim combines the authenticity of your favourite true crime podcast, the intrigue of a spy novel and the page-turning grip of a psychological thriller – all wrapped up in beautiful, evocative prose that transports the reader to shady corners of 1930s London and Vienna. Her best book yet’ ERIN KELLY

‘Impeccably researched and atmospheric’ DAILY MAIL

Further praise for my previous books (sorry)

‘Superbly crafted with heart-stopping twists and chills galore. A new star has arrived in the thriller firmament’ THE TIMES

‘Her thrillers have been a game-changer for the spy genre’ DAILY EXPRESS

‘Seriously stylish, hugely compelling… Charlotte Philby redefines a male-dominated genre with her brilliantly complex female characters’ LUCY FOLEY

‘A hugely original and talented writer’ JANE CASEY

‘Heart-breaking, gripping and always beautifully written’ ERIN KELLY

‘Brilliantly executed and tense’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Terribly compelling… persuasive and absorbing’ OBSERVER

‘Compelling and emotionally resonant’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Dark and addictive and magnificent’ JOANNA CANNON

‘Patricia Highsmith territory… Subterfuge, paranoia and chills galore’ THE TIMES

‘Timely, gripping and morally complex’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘Philby is a skilled and evocative writer’ FINANCIAL TIMES

‘Clever, gripping, unsettling and thoroughly entertaining’ HOLLY WATT

‘Compelling and complex’ HARRIET TYCE

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