Silverview
By John le Carré
- Release Date: 2021-10-12
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
An instant New York Times bestseller!
In his last completed novel, John le Carré turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past sixty years—the secret world itself.
“[Le Carré] was often considered one of the finest novelists, period, since World War II. It’s not that he 'transcended the genre,' as the tired saying goes; it’s that he elevated the level of play… [Silverview’s] sense of moral ambivalence remains exquisitely calibrated.” —The New York Times Book Review
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 mesmerizing 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.
Reviews
Banal. Forgettable characters.
2By jjor2501First even come close to living up to Tinker Tailor.Silverview
4By olddue1This is a wonderful book. The plot, the characters and language are beguiling. However, it does have an unfinished feel that makes it less compelling than it might have been.Silver view
5By Louie BoxerA great story. What a way to end his work. ThanksSilverview
5By DesignGayleFabulous through the end!Silver view
4By DonwanoneNice read. Not memorable. In my mindllElegiac
5By Ajb483This is a marvelous, moody, farewell book by a storyteller with the reins firmly in hand. It’s not very long, but it’s exactly as long as it needs to be and not a paragraph more.Plot?
1By The Real SqueaksIf there was a plot or even a recognizable storyline in there, I missed it. And I read to the bitter end.Silverview
1By nod trawetsIt stinks!!!Good story
5By birdrrI enjoyed the characters here more than in many of his other books … maybe they are easier to understand? Their situations more homespun? Not so invincible perhaps? I even like how it all ends. Think I will reread it.