Catherine Katz graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 2013, where she studied history and economics. In 2014, Catherine received an M.Phil in Modern European History at the University of Cambridge in the UK, where she wrote her dissertation on the origins of modern counterintelligence practices and their implications on the debate surrounding the right to privacy. She is an Adjunct Fellow of the American Security Project and serves on the Board of Directors for the Harvard Alumni Association.
‘A vivid portrait of one of history’s great international
summits through the eyes of three young women, each a daughter
of a key participant. We get the inside story, and learn
the compelling details that bring history to life’
Erik Larson ‘A stirring account of one momentous week that would
unleash fifty years of tyranny for half of Europe and plunge the
world into the Cold War … A marvellous and extraordinary work that
reveals the human experience of the conference, with all its
tragedy, love, betrayal, and even humour’
Julian Fellowes ‘A revelation. It’s a story of World War II, the
origins of the Cold War, a key moment in diplomatic history, but
above all a coming-of-age tale about three fascinating women in an
extraordinary time.’
Jeffrey Toobin ‘Both intimate and sweeping … vividly captures a
little known story against the backdrop of a very big one.
Meticulously researched and emotionally gripping.’
Amy Pascal ‘Yet more proof that behind every great man is an army
of exceptional women. We need their stories told; so three cheers
for Catherine Katz’
Amanda Foreman ‘Making superb use of unpublished diaries and
letters, Katz demonstrates how illness, clandestine romance and
fraying political relationships ran alongside the tortured
negotiations that would shape the post-conflict world … The women’s
keyhole perspective of these momentous negotiations humanises the
Yalta summit as never before, shedding new insight on the
minute-by-minute tensions of international diplomacy at a time when
the future of millions depended on the outcome’
Spectator ‘This entertaining history is packed with vivid
personalities, jockeying aides and insider observations about a
pivotal moment in history’
New York Times Book Review ‘The research is impressive … It is a
riveting read and the detail is fascinating … Oh, to have been a
fly on the wall’
Anne de Courcy, Daily Telegraph
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