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  • Smiley's People

  • The Karla Trilogy, Book 3
  • By: John le Carré
  • Narrated by: Michael Jayston
  • Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,704 ratings)
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Smiley's People

By: John le Carré
Narrated by: Michael Jayston
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Summary

George Smiley was summoned from his dubious retirement by two seemingly unconnected events - an old woman in Paris is promised the return of a daughter she will never see, and a handover is to take place on a steamer in Hamburg.

©1979 David Cornwell (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd.

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Excellent book and audio

I love John Le Carré “Smiley” character and with Michael Jayston excellent reading with a Myriad of voices it brings the book to life. Since buying this audiobook I gave listened to it every 4 or 5 weeks along with the other Smiley books (except the last one, which sadly wasn’t read my Michael).

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Just fabulous

Simply superb narration by Michael Jayston, who played Peter Gwillam in the original tv adaptation. A twisting story of the good guy getting his nemesis in the end. No bad language no frills just a great book brought to life by one of the very best narrator’s of his time

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Fantastic

Fabulous story - narrated by a master.
This audiobook is worth every penny. Loved every second.

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Terrific story - terrific performance

A superb rendering of Smileys People. Jayston is perfect in bringing Le Carres stories to life

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So good

As an audiobook you really appreciate the quality of writing that you would normally skip through to find out what happens next

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A great ending for a great trilogy

Smiley's People is the third part of John LeCarre's 'Karla trilogy'. It is a great book, almost as great as the first part of the trilogy ('Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'), with George Smiley (the most subtle & humane spy in spy fiction - and probably the greatest) taking again centre stage for the endgame of his long confrontation with his nemesis, the Soviet spy master 'Karla'. It is, once again, excellently read by Michael Jayston.

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Any Smiley book read by Mr Jayston gets 5 stars

As above, no further questions your honour. thank you Mr Le Carré and Mr Jayston

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Superb

Impossible not to imagine Alec Guinness and hear the echos of his performance in this reading Brilliant and very moving . I had the great fortune to meet David Cornwell a year or so before his death , moments never to be forgotten.

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As good as ever.

Another brilliant book from John le Carre and Michael Jayston. Sad that the Smiley series is not endless.

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Fantastic

“All my life George, fantastic!” - I really have to agree with Toby Esterhazy, just fantastic!

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