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The Little Drummer Girl

By: John le Carré
Narrated by: Michael Jayston
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Summary

In this enthralling and thought-provoking novel of Middle Eastern intrigue, Charlie, a brilliant and beautiful young actress, is lured into ‘the theatre of the real’ by an Israeli intelligence officer. Forced to play her ultimate role, she is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist.

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fantastic

I have really enjoyed the story and so realistic and full juicy details - truly amazing

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great story well written and we'll told .it kept y

great story well written and we'll told . keep you on the edge off your seat

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The second best book in the world.

And I never award first prizes.

Seriously I think this is the best book John le Carre wrote. It has many layers. There is, as always, a spy who comes in from the cold. A beautiful love story. Lots of literary references, lots of humor, everything very subtle. And perhaps the most nuanced thing anyone ever wrote about the Palestine-Israel conflict.

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author and narrator 5 stars each, editor no star

John le Carre at his best, an Michael Jayston is a fine narrator, badly served by terrible editing. literally hundreds if not thousands of words clipped so the final consonamt or vowel is lost.

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Way too slow and long

I usually enjoy John le Carre novels but this one to me lacked tension, moved slowly and just kept going with endless detail that contributed little to the story. The narration was fine.

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More of a personal journey than a thriller

I liked it but the story was more of about the personal journey of the main protagonist, the backdrop of which just happens to be a spy thriller. I haven't read/listened to any other le Carre's so maybe they're all like this and the to version of the night manager gave me false expectations but I was expecting a bit more of an page turner gripping thriller.

That said I still liked it and was a big fan of le Carre's use of language.

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I love John le Carre

As the headline says, and this book does not disappoint. All you would expect from le Carre at his bestQ

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Little drummer girl

Michael Jayson as usual excellent. Perfect narrator for a la carre novel.
Inspired to listen after the tv show - very much worth it

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Great listen. Technical issues though.

Another great book read by the amazing Michael Jayston - his voice is perfect for this.

One issue. There are a lot of words that get cut off (i.e. pea instead of peace). Reported to the support team but, as usual, no response/help. Sort yourselves out Audible

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dramatic tale

Long floating drama with a sufficient story line to keep it interesting. Notably twisted.

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