- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (15 Sep 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006479006
- ISBN-13: 978-0006479000
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 260,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Here is the master of espionage writing at his brilliant best… an authentic, compelling read’ Mail on Sunday
‘Deighton’s prose is tough, clean and compelling… storytelling of this high quality will never go out of fashion’ Sunday Express
‘Like the vintage Bentley, Deighton’s prose … runs extremely smoothly’
Times Literary Supplement
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Bernard Samson returns to Berlin in the final novel in the classic spy trilogy, FAITH, HOPE and CHARITY
Bernard continues to chip away at the mystery of his sister-in-law Tessa Kosinski’s death in Berlin on the crucial night when his wife Fiona was brought out of the East. Fighting to uncover the truth, he must also confront the key relationships in his own life: Fiona is still far from stable now that she has returned to work, and their children remain in the clutches of his wealthy and manipulative father-in-law. Meanwhile, Werner Volkmann, Bernard’s friend since childhood, is reluctant to get involved in Bernard’s crusade.
A wonderful depiction both of covert operations and office politics, Charity is packed with action, incident and intrigue, bringing to a triumphant conclusion a series of ten novels that represents one of the great acheivements of modern English fiction.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having started the Sampson trilogy with the book `Winter` I have managed to build a profile of a plethora of characters associated with the series. The detail is stunning and the architecture of the writing sublime. The concluding story twists....yet again!! but this time give the reader a real sense of direction and in depth feeling for the characters. Maybe the story offers more questions than answers and leaves you screaming for more, but Deighton masterfully leaves it to the reader's imagination and any reader with said imagination will realise the subtlety involved and appreciate the ending for what it is, Masterful. This story reflects life in that there are no absolutes, especially not in Bernard's life but Deighton makes you live the story and you wont be disappointed with his spin on Bernard's life.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Bernard Samson is one of my favorite espionage characters. I was delighted by this excellent completion of the Faith, Hope and Charity trilogy.
The hard part about Deighton's trilogies is that they leave the reader hanging between books, dying for the next one. Charity does not resolve everything, but it certainly takes care of a lot of the dangling questions.
The plot complications invite paranoia. It seems like nothing is ever what it appears to be. The only constant is that Bernard continues to play the role of the unwitting dupe in others' ploys. Since he is a good and thoughtful person, that quality pulls us away from having sympathy for the spymasters who dream up the plans to go awry so often. It raises the rather nice question of how far the means can and should go to justify the end.
Will we ever have enough of the Cold War and its espionage? Perhaps not. If so, we are fortunate that Len Deighton has written this book.
If you have not read the earlier Bernard Samson novels, I strongly urge you to begin at the beginning with Winter. You'll have two advantages that way: You will appreciate the plot development better, having known of the prior complications; and you won't have to wait for the next book to come out. If you follow this advice, I envy you. You have a lot of fun reading ahead!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being a German who has lived a long time in Scotland I am amazed how much I can learn about Germany from Len Deighton. Deighton is able to analyse the German psyche with stunning accuracy. Apart from that remarkable fact, Len Deighton`s books, especially his Bernhard Samson series, are the wittiest spy novels I have ever read. The characters are three-dimensional and the plot(s) brilliant. They are page-turners which I have read at least three times each.
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another good book
The 10 books in this collection are brilliant, Start with Winter then Game,Set and Match, then Hook line and Sinker, then Faith Hope and Charity.
Published 1 month ago by alan klates
Guess The Ending?
My Comments about Charity are roughly covered in my review of Hope and again I believe some of Len Deighton's plots beggar belief,The story opens with Bernard on a train coming... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. Brian John Cooper
Circles Within Circles
Bernard Samson is one of my favorite espionage characters. I was delighted by this excellent completion of the Faith, Hope and Charity trilogy. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2004 by Donald Mitchell
A great end to a rivetting series of books!
This book is the conclusion of the Samson saga, and it has all the twists and turns that the first 8 books in this remarkable series have. Read more
Published on 5 May 2000
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