Absolute Friends - by John Le Carre (Paperback)

About the Book

This epic tale of loyalty and betrayal spans the lives of two friends from the riot-torn West Berlin of the 1960s to the grimy looking-glass of Cold War Europe to the present day of terrorism and new alliances.

Book Synopsis

An absolutely triumphant bestseller-everywhere hailed as the masterpiece toward which John le Carre has been building since the fall of communism. This thrilling tale of Joyaity, betrayal and international espionage spans the lives of two friends from the not-torn West Berlin of the 1960s to the grimy looking-glass of Cold War Europe to the present day of terrorism and uncertain new alliances-alliances that aren't always what they seem to be.

Review Quotes

"A searing, startling novel that sweeps through much of the twentieth century and up to the present conflict with Iraq."--Lev Grossman, Time

"A triumph...A blazingly good novel. Le Carré's best in years."--David Kipen, San Francisco Chronicle

"Unfailingly entertaining...A terrific achievement by the best spy novelist out there--as engrossing, well crafted, and satisfying as anything this observer of the unobserved has produced."--Matt Konrad, Minneapolis Star Tribune

About the Author

John le Carré's The Spy Who Came In from the Cold secured him a wide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy, and Smiley's People. His recent novels include The Tailor of Panama, The Constant Gardener, and Absolute Friends.