In The Constant Gardener he tells a compelling, complex story of a man elevated through tragedy, as Justin Quayle - amateur gardener, aging widower, and ineffectual bureaucrat - discovers his own natural resources and the extraordinary courage of the woman he barely had time to love. When Justin sets out on a personal odyssey to uncover the mystery of her death, what he finds could make him not only a suspect among his own colleagues, but a target for Tessa's killers as well.Ī master chronicler of the betrayals of ordinary people caught in political conflict, John le Carré portrays the dark side of unbridled capitalism as only he can. I recently read a book by one of my favorite spy and mystery novel authors, John Le Carre. The novel opens in northern Kenya with the gruesome murder of Tessa Quayle - young, beautiful, and dearly beloved to husband Justin. The Constant Gardener is a magnificent exploration of the new world order by New York Times bestselling author John le Carré, one of the most compelling and elegant storytellers of our time. ⚠️ This book will unfortunately be removed from the service on the 14th of May. mericans have spent the first post-cold-war decade peering through the mists of our new isolationism and wondering.
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