by NRB | 18 May 2018 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and to be loved. – George Sand All You Need Is Love. – Lennon and McCartney When two people come together untrammelled, with no baggage, as it were – no romantic attachments to other persons, no guilt – it...
by NRB | 10 Nov 2016 | Non-fiction |
The distinctive flavour of le Carré’s writing is unmistakeable from the first page of The Pigeon Tunnel. This review is of the audio version of the book. That format has given me an extra insight into the abilities of David Cornwell, aka John le Carré. In his...
by NRB | 14 May 2013 | Crime Scene, Fiction |
Le Carré’s espionage fiction remains in a class of its own. John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) created a new kind of espionage fiction and set a standard only ever equalled by le Carré himself in some of the other books featuring the mild...