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Publication Date: 21 Sep 2006

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.

THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL is a thrilling, deeply moving and courageous novel of our times.

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THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL is a thrilling, deeply moving and courageous novel of our times.

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Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: Sceptre (21 Sep 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0340937645
ISBN-13: 978-0340937648
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 4.9 x 19.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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'In my view, this book is at least as good as his best' (Spectator)

'A few years ago le Carr? said he had not written the book he would want to be buried with. Perhaps he has done so now.' (Sunday Times )

'An exciting story, excitingly told' (Observer )

About the Author

John le Carr? was born in 1931. His third novel, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, secured him a wide reputation which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY and SMILEY'S PEOPLE. His other novels include THE CONSTANT GARDENER, A MOST WANTED MAN and OUR KIND OF TRAITOR.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Intensity, balance and empathy 2 Nov 2007

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This is the dramatic, incredibly intense story of terrorist methods being used to find, trap and kill a very successful terrorist. It explores the motivation and behaviour of Arabs displaced from their country into refugee camps for decades; and of those who fight for Israel's survival - with much the same methods their Arab opponents use.

It's told mainly from the Israeli point of view. Their agents literally seduce Charlie, the Little Drummer Girl, into being their goat tethered as bait to attract the tiger. But after the long training she is tethered on the tiger's territory, ie in the Palestinian camps, and she finds herself coming to empathise with their point of view. This develops to the point that she nearly drives herself mad being dragged by wild horses in two opposite directions.

The plot is developed with Le Carré's usually attention to detail which makes it live and be real; but the more Le Carré I read, the more convinced I am that he doesn't really write good endings. If you've seen the film of this book it ends in a shoot out which always strikes me as just like any private dick TV story. That was about the only way the film was true to the book. Otherwise the book is to my mind just about Le Carré's best. In achieving balance in a story about Palestine he achieves the near impossible; but he also manages to make it a powerful story about seduction in more ways than one. (And I suppose the real ending of the book is when Charlie staggers off into the sunset with....but I wouldn't want to spoil the plot!)

I found another review of this book so far from what I experienced of it myself, that I felt compelled to say what I thought of it. I have strong partisan feelings about terrorism, the Middle East, and Palestine. However, I found Le Carré's book achieved a balance between the Israeli and Arab sides which I would not have thought possible. Both sides are shown warts and all; neither side is portrayed as pure, neither side demonized; both sides are made "human, all too human"; you can (please excuse the cliché) feel both sides' pain. This is achieved through the closeness with which the main characters are drawn and followed.

It is not a light read, though: it deals with tough issues and demands concentration. But I felt it much more than worth the effort.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting book with believability and a very real heroine 13 Dec 2000

By labrey@tgwu.org.uk

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This book was my most favourite read ever! An actress is recruited by the Israelies to honey-trap an arab terrorist. The story line would, on the surface seem one-sided but le Carre very skilfully incorporates a very sympathetic undertone for Palestinian liberation. It is a very pertinent story that is prosey and thrilling all at once. The heroine is neither super brave or brash but somehow all the more loveable for her failings rather than her triumphs. The ending is a blockbuster that keeps you turning the pages well into the night.

Well done le Carre

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Le Carre read. 31 Oct 2009

By Zebedee

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This was an engaging read throughout as Le Carre in typical style gradual wound up the tension.

The hook that keeps me reading is often his style of writing as much as the content. The observation of detail in peoples behaviour and the way the story is alluded to rather than simply read out. As if you have to fill in the gaps. Sometimes a puzzle in itself.

Quite topical really and certainly thought provoking in so far as it opens ones eyes to the other side of a long standing source of misery in the Middle East from which we get a probably quite distorted media coverage.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Story based on a misnomer

The Little Drummer Girl has one glaring deficiency: the basis upon which the story rests is false.

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The author is in a very sensitive area here,the relationships between Arab and Jew, Palestine and Israel,all worked out on a terrorist playing field. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant story

I love all the John Le Carre books I've read and this is one of my favourites. It's well written, exciting and I really engaged with the characters. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of his best

One of le Carre's best I think. Although a little dated perhaps now, but still a current topic and he balances the perspectives very well. Read more

Published on 19 Dec 2008 by R. Garner

1.0 out of 5 stars Turgid, leaden junk

Leaving aside le Carre's dodgy politics (to say he romanticises the Arabs and demonises the Israelis would be an understatement), this is unreadable, pretensious garbage. Read more

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