Good morning everyone and welcome to a very special blog tour to celebrate all of Le Carré’s 27 books being published as modern classics and that The Drummer Girl has been adapted for the BBC!
Our Game is available to buy now, along with all his other books, in all formats. You can purchase your copy here.
Before I share details of my Giveaway and how you can win a copy of Our Game here is a little bit about the book.
Book Synopsis:
Le Carré’s post-Cold War masterpiece, filled with suspense, betrayal, desire and drama
The Cold War is over and retired secret servant Tim Cranmer has been put out to pasture, spending his days making wine on his Somerset estate. But then he discovers that his former double agent Larry - dreamer, dissolute, philanderer and disloyal friend – has vanished, along with Tim’s mistress. As their trail takes him to the lawless wilds of Russia and the North Caucasus, he is forced to question everything he stood for.
My Review:
Our Game is classic John Le Carré and one of my favourite books of his. John Le Carré writes in an unique style that makes me feel that he is narrating the book to me. This makes his books very enjoyable for me as I do love being read to.
The atmosphere of uncertainty and suspicion in the Cold War era is brilliantly described. The tension in this book was almost palpable at times as the investigation develops and the reader is given the feeling that anything could happen at any time. I wasn’t sure which of the characters I could trust which kept me on my toes and increased my enjoyment of the book as I love unreliable characters.
One of the things I most like about Le Carré’s books is that I always learn something new. He manages to perfectly blend historical information into his books so that the reader doesn’t even realise they are being educated. In Our Game Le Carré manages to tell both sides of the Cold War which was very interesting to read about, especially as I hadn’t read a lot of books from the Russian point of view. His fair and detailed account makes the reader question what they know and wonder about who was actually in the right!
I’ve read quite a few Le Carré books and I’m definitely going to read more in the future. I’d love to start a collection of the new Modern Classics collection as I love the distinctive covers.
Huge thanks to Sarah Wright from Penguin Press for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book. If you like thrilling, historical crime novels then you’ll love this book!
International Giveaway!
I’m so excited to have copy of Our Game to giveaway today! All you have to do to enter is comment below, or on the post on my Facebook page, telling me what you favourite John Le Carré book is.
I’ll keep the draw open until 8am on Monday 1st October.
Good luck everyone!
About The Author:
John le Carré was born in 1931. His third novel, 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 other novels include THE CONSTANT GARDENER, A MOST WANTED MAN and OUR KIND OF TRAITOR.
Over The Rainbow Blog 
I love The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. It was my first Le Carre and the one that started a lifelong love of spy thrillers.
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Fab review! I’d love to win this. I haven’t read any of his books but I loved The Night Manager on the BBC and the Alec Guinness’ series Smiley’s People.
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I think it is The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, although all the George Smiley books are good 🙂
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Tough one but I think The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (also recommend the 1965 film version starring Richard Burton)
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Probably a little bit biased as I’ve only read the one John le Carre book (The Russia House) but I’d love a chance to read more of his work x
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