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The Naive and Sentimental Lover
The Naive and Sentimental Lover
Author: John LeCarre
Aldo Cassidy is the naive and sentimental lover. A successful, judicious man, he is wrenched away from the ordered certainties of his life by a sudden encounter with Shamus, a wild, carousing artist, and Helen, his nakedly alluring wife. — Cassidy, plunged into a whirlpool of recklessness and spontineity, becomes a man bewildered and agonised as...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780340515921
ISBN-10: 0340515929
Publication Date: 4/19/1990
Pages: 462
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Publisher: Coronet Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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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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