The Naive & Sentimental Lover

John Le Carre

ISBN 10: 0394473361 / ISBN 13: 9780394473369

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1972

About this Item

The Naive and Sentimental lover is l love story about 38 year old man who has had phenomenal success in business and not so in his life. Suddenly and overwhelmingly he falls in love with a couple and their life style and the way they feel From hs first surreal meeting with Shamus and Helen at night, in a great, deserted English country house to Paris, where he takes Shamus, drunk and out of control, on a vital trade mission, to london, where he secretly installs them in an elegant flat, to a final desperate confrontation high in the Swiss Alps-Also Cassidy is on the great adventure of his life. This novel by spy novelist extraordinar, is a departure from the novels which made him an icon author. Book is in very fine condition. Spine has a very slight crease and in very gently bumped at spine ends. Book is bound in brown cloth over board and has gilt lettering on front and spine. There is a collection number and old price on FFEP otherwise is unmarked except for small, faded orange spot on bottom edge. Jacket is unclipped ($ 7.95) and very fine. There is a very small chip at bottom of spine. A wonderful LeCarre collectible, protected in Mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 000863

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Naive & Sentimental Lover

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date: 1972

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: First American Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

Aldo Cassidy is plunged into a whirlpool of recklessness and spontaneity by a sudden encounter with Shamus, a wild artist, and Helen, his nakedly alluring wife. From the author of CALL FOR THE DEAD, THE SECRET PILGRIM and THE NIGHT MANAGER.

About the Author:

John le Carre was born in 1931. After attending the universities of Bern and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service. He is the author of seventeen novels and he lives in Cornwall.