Title: First Rate Entertainment
Product review: Le Carre wrote lots of spy novels, but look no further: this one is his masterpiece. The horrors of Cold War espionage - deception, blackmail, torture and murder - are all here, along with one of the most unlikely love stories anywhere. The reader is slowly and relentlessly drawn in as loyalties are gradually stretched beyond the breaking point.At the center of it all: Jerry Westerby - the unforgettable war correspondent/spy whose choices lead the reader to a place where we don't know who to root for anymore.Le Carre's descriptions of Hong Kong, Tuscany, London and Vientiane offer an evocative portrait of the mid-1970's, but it's the moral ambiguities of his shadow warriors and the choices they face - those are what keep you turning the pages.Highest recommendation. A deeply satisfying, entertaining and thought-provoking novel.
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