John le Carre The Russia House Paperback Book

John le Carrs first postglasnost spy novel, The Russia House captures the effect of a slow and uncertain thaw on ordinary people and on the shadowy puppetmasters who command themBarley Blair is not a Service man he is a smalltime publisher, a selfdestructive 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 highranking 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 gobetween, 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 ...If you enjoyed The Russia House, you might like le Carrs The Secret Pilgrim, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. Classic le Carr Sunday Times | John le Carre The Russia House Paperback Book