The Russia House (Penguin Audio Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 161176095X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 12 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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One of the Author's, and the Genre's, Better Works wthunt This isn't my favorite book by the author, but it still enshrines everything I think readers love about Le Carre. Spy craft for him is always a sordid affair, relying more on manipulating men and women otherwise innocent of geopolitics instead of guns, tanks, missiles, or Q Branch gadgets. Fans of the genre who want more of t. Guy S. Michael said Beautifully written and spoken. Not only is John le Carre a master of the spy novel, but again he proves in this CD version that he is a master of reading his spy novels. Highly recommended.
“Thrilling in every imaginable way.”—People“A plot of commanding suspense…The Russia House is both afire and thought-provoking, a thriller that demands a second reading.”—Time
“The Soviet knight is dying inside his armour.”“Glasnost” is on everyone’s lips, but the rules of the game haven’t changed for either side. When a beautiful Russian woman foists off a manuscript on an unwitting bystander at the Moscow Book Fair, it’s a miracle that she flies under the Soviets’ radar. Or does she? The woman’s source (codename: Bluebird) will trust only Barley Blair, a whiskey-soaked gentleman publisher with a poet’s heart. Coerced by British and American Intelligence, Blair journeys to Moscow to determine whether Bluebird’s manuscript contains the truth—or the darkest of fictions.At once poignant and suspenseful, John le Carré’s The Russia House is a captivating saga of lives caught in the crosshairs of history.
His many television credits include The Royal, Doctors, Emmerdale, Murder in Suburbia, and Only Fools and Horses, while on stage he has been seen in Henry V and Hamlet, as well as Private Lives and The Rivals. He divides his time between London and Cornwall.Michael Jayston is a highly regarded British act