Vanessa March and her husband, Lewis, were about to go on a European holiday together. They had been married two years and Lewis’ work abroad had taken up so much of that time that he'd planned to transfer to another branch, but before he could do that he was asked to go to Sweden for … Continue reading Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart (1965)
Cold War
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré (1974)
'...Mr George Smiley was not naturally equipped for hurrying in the rain, least of all at dead of night...Small, podgy and at best middle-aged, he was by appearance one of London's meek who do not inherit the earth.'Control, the commander of the Circus (the highest level of British Intelligence) is eased out of his … Continue reading Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré (1974)
A Bookish Catch-up
Our recent overseas trip afforded me some good opportunities for lighter reading. With very long flights from here to the U.K and back and a about six hours of train travel in between I managed to get through a few books that I took with me plus some others I picked up on our travels. … Continue reading A Bookish Catch-up
Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes (1907-1985)
When you know that the author of numerous spy/espionage novels spanning World War II and the Cold War era had a degree in French and German, travelled throughout Europe with her husband (a professor of Classics and History) using the money they'd earned from translating German literature, and had witnessed first-hand the rise … Continue reading Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes (1907-1985)
journey & destination 