The defections
By: Hannah Michell
Edition: Paperback edition.
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9781782062585; 9781782062578
Subjects: Translators; Fiction
Description: Mia is an outsider. The child of an English mother, she has been brought up by her stepmother and her uncle who runs a charitable, and controversial, school for North Korean defectors. In her work as a translator at the British Embassy, she has become infatuated with Thomas, a diplomat with a self-destructive character. When an outrageous indiscretion endangers Thomas' position, she saves him from humiliation and rescues his career. As a reward for his new-found rectitude, Thomas is asked to produce an audit on security among the Embassy staff.