Author:John le Carré
John le Carré's first post-glasnost spy novel, The Russia House captures the effect of a slow and uncertain thaw on ordinary people and on the shadowy puppet-masters who command them.
Barley Blair is not a Service man: he is a small-time publisher, a self-destructive soul whose only loves are whisky and jazz. But it was Barley who, one drunken night at a dacha in Peredelkino during the Moscow Book Fair, was befriended by a high-ranking Soviet scientist who could be the greatest asset to the West since perestroika began, and made a promise. Nearly a year later, his drunken promise returns to haunt him. A reluctant Barley is quickly trained by British Intelligence and sent to Moscow to liaise with a go-between, the beautiful Katya. Both are lonely and disillusioned. Each is increasingly certain that if the human race is to have any future, all must betray their countries ...
'Classic le Carré'
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Classic le Carré
—— The Sunday TimesExtremely clever, readable and elegant... perfect for fans of Big Little Lies. Domestic noir at its best
—— #1 eBook bestseller Suzy K QuinnIntelligent, compelling and deeply unsettling. My kind of book!!
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—— Sunday Times bestseller Jane CorryThe plot was breathlessly gripping, with an emotional punch that turned the last couple of chapters into a teary blur
—— Sarah Naughton, author of The Hanged Man RisesSuch a clever, beautifully written read that was tense and thrilling throughout with an ending that gave me goosebumps. Highly recommended!
—— Claire Douglas, author of Then She VanishesA fierce reminder that control is only an illusion
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—— New York TimesA fantastically clever novel with some wonderful twists
—— Jo's Book BlogPraise for Jane Shemilt
—— -A compelling sense of place, good twists, and a tense, intense ending
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—— Inside SoapVery rarely does a book like The Recovery of Rose Gold come along . . . this is a book that wastes no time in enticing in a reader and keeping them guessing until the very last page
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—— NB MagazineTaut, twisted and with two terrifically toxic narrators, this thriller offers a wonderfully wicked perspective on complicated mother-daughter relationships. Gripping
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—— Oxford TimesIt will make you laugh on one page, exhibiting the darkest of humour, and then make you shudder at the very next
—— Chat SpecialA gritty story of truth and fantasy
—— Sainsbury's MagazineMust read
—— HelloI haven't come across two more unbalanced characters in books than this mother and daughter
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