Book description
Le Carre's post-Cold War masterpiece, filled with suspense, betrayal, desire and drama
The Cold War is over and retired secret servant Tim Cranmer has been put out to pasture, spending his days making wine on his Somerset estate. But then he discovers that his former double agent Larry - dreamer,…
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This book is the most recent novel I have read by John le Carré, an author I am deeply drawn to because, usually far removed from fast-paced action, he reflects with remarkable depth on the hidden and opaque forces that truly govern our societies.
Our Game feels like a fitting culmination of his career, and I could not put it down. I read it very quickly, thanks to the precision of his writing and his ability to sustain uncertainty throughout.
The title itself could not be more appropriate: “our game” is the game played by shadow powers, by the hidden…
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