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New book by J LeC. 'Absolute Friends' ISBN 0 340 83287 8 or paperback 0 340 83288 6.
Just arrived in the library.

Just finished reading it and can thoroughly recommend it. Right up to date too...Just to quote :
'It's the discovery, in his sixth decade, that half a century after the death of Empire, the dismally ill-managed country he'd done a little bit of this and that for is being marched off to quell the natives on the strength of a bunch of lies, in order to please a renegade hyperpower that thinks it can treat the rest of the world as its allotment'......Unquote.
Enjoy ...

Last book of his I read was"The Constant Gardener"which I found completely baffling and out of character.Loved the Smiley series though.
Wholley.

I enjoyed Le Carre's earlier books, although I always felt the mood he set was very grim - all doom and gloom, without much hope. I also had a hard time empathising with the central characters - although that's not necesarilly essential, it has become somewhat customary. Still, he is a master of description and certainly knows how to tell a story!

Alistair MacLean was once accused of using a ghost writer after he had written his first few best sellers and made his money. I wonder if such a thing could be the case with Le Carre?

I admit that the Gardener and the Tailor of Panama were not up to Le C's high standard. This book is quite enjoyable, is very well written, but will not have you anging onto your trilby in terror every five mins!
Good enough read though.

re le carre

i have listened to em all in audio book in the car

superb
also have the dvd tinker tailor
also superb