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A Forbidden Love in St. Petersburg.

Book Summary by: orithun     

Original Author: Mishka Ben-David
This abstract was translated from אהבה אסורה בפטרבורג
On a snowy morning in St. Petersburg, Russia, an ex Mosad agent by the name of Yogev Ben-Ari is awakening next to his beautiful
Russian lover.
The book opens this way, but soon, Yogev is starting to tell us about his past.
He tells us how he and his family moved to a Moshav, where he meat his beautiful lover, Orit at the age of 15. a few loving years later, the couple married.
While Yogev''s study, he was invited to a job interview. A job which was still unspecified.
Very soon Yogev understood that he was interviewed for the Mosad.
Although Orit''s dislike of his job, Yogev is very exited and decides to accept it.
Many operations are told in which Yogev participated and how he progressed to a higher and higher rank
ever since his new job, began the distance between him and Orit.
Another thing which affected a lot was their  barren attempts to get pregnant. Finally, the couple divorced.
The divorce affects Yogev very much; he begins secluding and concentrating only on his work.
His behavior begins to worry his friends, the course of events leads that Yogev is given a mission especially for him. He was sent to St. Petersburg, Russia in order to collect information regarding a certain group.
His cover story: due to his looks, a bit short and suntanned, they decide that he will be of a Canadian-Hindu who arrived from Canada. His new name: Paul Gufta.
At St. Petersburg, after returning from his office, he arrives at a small restaurant to eat. There he meets a beautiful woman by the name of Ana.
He begins persisting and arriving to the same place in order to meet her. After a few attempts they are beginning to be friends.
Both of them like to read, and because they are both so lonely, they connect and fall in love.
Headquarters instructions specifically forbid Yogev to have a romantic relationship.
Nevertheless, it happens.
One morning Yogev wakes-up beside her and decides to turn the lie to truth, he will become Paul Gufta.
The rest of the book is extremely fascinating.
It is very interesting to see both clear parts of the book, Yogev''s past and present.
A very drifting, sexy and thrilling book.
Highly recommended.
Published: August 31, 2009
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