A Legacy of Spies
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Espionage's moral complexities unveiled through seasoned spy.
"A Legacy of Spies" revisits the captivating world John le Carré is famed for, pulling you back into the Cold War's shadowy realms through the eyes of Peter Guillam. If the interplay of personal ethics and larger-than-life spy missions intrigues you, delve into this tale where past and present merge, compelling you to question the price of loyalty and the weight of history. Le Carré's craftsmanship in spy fiction remains unmatched, making this a must-read for enthusiasts of the genre.
A Legacy of Spies
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Chosen as a Book of the Year in The Times Literary Supplement, the Evening Standard, the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, The Times
'A brilliant novel of deception, love and trust to join his supreme cannon' Evening Standard
'Vintage le Carré. Immensely clever, breathtaking. Really, not since The Spy Who Came in from the Cold has le Carré exercised his gift as a storyteller so powerfully and to such thrilling effect' John Banville, Guardian
Peter Guillam, former disciple of George Smiley in the British Secret Service, has long retired to Brittany when a letter arrives, summoning him to London. The reason? Cold War ghosts have come back to haunt him. Intelligence operations that were once the toast of the Service are to be dissected by a generation with no memory of the Berlin Wall. Somebody must pay for innocent blood spilt in the name of the greater good . . .
'Utterly engrossing and perfectly pitched. There is only one le Carré. Eloquent, subtle, sublimely paced' Daily Mail
'Splendid, fast-paced, riveting' Andrew Marr, Sunday Times
'Remarkable. It gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 years. Like wine, le Carré's writing has got richer with age' The Times
'Perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in Britain. He's in the first rank' Ian McEwan
'One of those writers who will be read a century from now' Robert Harris
Author: John le Carré
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 368
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date: 03 May 2018
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