Faith (Faith, Hope & Charity) - Softcover

Deighton, Len

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007395744 ISBN 13: 9780007395743

Publisher: Harper, 2011

Synopsis

Bernard Samson returns to Berlin in the first novel in the classic spy trilogy, FAITH, HOPE and CHARITY

Bernard has known that he is not getting the full picture from London Central ever since discovering that his wife Fiona was a double agent.

Werner Volkmann has been cast out by London Central as untrustworthy. Yet Werner still seems able to pick up information that Bernard should have been told...

This new reissue includes a foreword from the cover designer, Oscar-winning filmmaker Arnold Schwartzman, and a brand new introduction by Len Deighton, which offers a fascinating insight into the writing of the story.

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Review:

‘A string of brilliantly mounted set-pieces... superbly laconic wisecracks’ The Times

‘Like lying back in a hot bath with a large malt whisky – absolute bliss... superbly combines violent action with a strong emotional undertow. The plotting in Faith is masterly, the atmospheric descriptions superb...’ Sunday Telegraph

From the Back Cover:

Bernard Samson has known that he is not getting the full picture from London Central ever since discovering that his wife Fiona was a double agent.

Werner Volkmann has been cast out by London Central as untrustworthy. Yet Werner still seems able to pick up information that Bernard should have been told.

"A string of brilliantly mounted set-pieces...superbly laconic wisecracks"
THE TIMES

"Like lying back in a hot bath with a large malt whisky – absolute bliss...superbly combines violent action with strong emotional undertow. The plotting in 'Faith' is masterly, the atmospheric descriptions superb...It is going to be agony waiting for the next volume in the trilogy"
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0007395744
• ISBN 13: 9780007395743
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 386