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Silverview
- Narrated by: Toby Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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Silverview
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
In Silverview, John le Carré turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past 60 years - the secret world itself.
Julian Lawndsley has renounced his high-flying job in the City for a simpler life running a bookshop in a small English seaside town. But only a couple of months into his new career, Julian's evening is disrupted by a visitor. Edward, a Polish émigré living in Silverview, the big house on the edge of town, seems to know a lot about Julian's family and is rather too interested in the inner workings of his modest new enterprise.
When a letter turns up at the door of a spy chief in London warning him of a dangerous leak, the investigations lead him to this quiet town by the sea....
Silverview is the mesmerising story of an encounter between innocence and experience and between public duty and private morals. In his inimitable voice, John le Carré, the greatest chronicler of our age, seeks to answer the question of what we truly owe to the people we love.
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- Maggie
- 28-03-2023
interesting characters
not the usual sort of spy mystery and quite intriguing. plenty of twists and turns
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- Linda
- 09-11-2021
One of the best
Le’Carre has in my opinion exceeded himself with this book. Absolutely superb. He leads the listener on a merry dance, steering us to expectations that don’t surface. Teasing the listener along the garden path and may I say with better success this time. The best literary writer and he will be greatly missed
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- R. E. Kempster
- 22-11-2021
Not as good as other books
Found it difficult to follow the narrative , came together somewhat in the last chapter
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- Anonymous User
- 16-01-2022
Exciting reading.
I was doubtful of being interested in a work without Smiley heading the service, but this is one of Le Carre's best.
Well worth a listen!
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- benji
- 20-11-2021
le Carre at his finest.
A freshingly slow placed plot that grips and doesn't let go. Packed with literary allusions to the best of English poets and writers.
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- Sabreena
- 19-04-2023
Deceptive pace, beautifully written.
So sad that this is the last Le Carre book. The plot seems to move along slowly but as always this is lulling us into a false sense of security. There is a great deal happening as the plot lines come together and characters aren't as they seem. I'm always happy to go along with the pace due to the beautifully written prose, knowing that events will all come together unexpectedly. If the reader/listener is after a James Bond spy story, this is the wrong book. If the requirement is a subtle and sophisticated experience with an unfolding plot and well developed characters - this is the perfect book. As always the intricacies of the spy world are revealed through the lovely literary prose, I will miss this writer very much. Toby Jones was an excellent narrator, so suited to Le Carre's writing.
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-11-2021
Disappointing and boring
Did not finish it. Not up to usual le carre standard which is usually gripping
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- Graham B
- 12-01-2023
Confusing and frustrating
I hate to be negative, but I am halfway through the book, and nothing much has happened. What has happened is confusing and convoluted. I hate to leave a book half finished but I don't think I can keep going. It frustrates me to leave a book half finished but it is just too slow and boring.
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