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Tag: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

November round-up

On December 2, 2017December 27, 2017 By bookskepticIn Thoughts2 Comments

November was a weird month. I read a lot more than in October, mostly to escape what was happening in my family, for the first time in a while I actually consciously searched for an escape in books. As always reliable friends they helped me, even if my reading was less patient than usually and …

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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

On November 23, 2017November 18, 2017 By bookskepticIn Reviews5 Comments

It seems I am on a bit of John le Carré roll. I really loved Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, so when I was flying home and none of the books I had with seemed appealing, I went to WHSmith in the airport and there The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was waiting for me. Alec Leamas, …

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