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The Naive and Sentimental Lover
The Naive and Sentimental Lover
Author: John le Carre
I have visited Bohemia and got away unscathed. — Aldo Cassidy is an entrepreneurial genius. At thirty-nine, he dominates the baby pram market and rewards his success with a custom Bentley. But Aldo's bourgeois life is upended by a chance encounter with Shamus -- a charismatic writer whose first and only novel blazoned across the firmament twe...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143119753
ISBN-10: 0143119753
Publication Date: 7/20/2011
Pages: 448
Edition: Reissue
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Publisher: Penguin
Book Type: Paperback
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This is a different sort of John Le Carre book. It is more of a psychological study than a traditional spy novel.

"Aldo Cassidy, a tycoon caught frantically between two astonishing loves. Trapped with him are Shamus, a wild artist who carouses by day or night, and Helen, the artist's nakedly alluring wife. Who will wind up with whom is only one of the mysteries in a world founded upon spontaneity and feeling..."


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