The Naive and Sentimental Lover
The Naive and Sentimental Lover
The Naive and Sentimental Lover
Author: John le Carré
Published: September 1971
Publishers: Penguin UK Penguin US
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The Naive and Sentimental Lover

Synopsis

Aldo Cassidy is a cautious man. He has a pleasant family, drives a safe, expensive car and wears luxurious clothes. But his soothing existence is upended when he meets Shamus and Helen - a dazzling, bohemian couple who are everything he is not. As he is drawn into their reckless and unpredictable orbit, all that Cassidy thought he understood about his orderly life begins to unravel.

Told with le Carré's lacerating wit and penetrating observation, The Naive and Sentimental Lover is an acerbic satire of middle-class hypocrisies.

Reviews
'Splendid ... le Carré shows how endowed he is with the gift of storytelling'
The Times
'Le Carré is the equal of any novelist now writing'
The Guardian
Characters
Aldo Cassidy
Sandra Cassidy
Helen de Waldebere
Shamus de Waldebere
Locations
Somerset, UK
Paris, France
London, UK
Bernese
Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Details
Author: John le Carré
Published: September 1971
Publishers: Penguin UK Penguin US
Available in:
Paperback
Hardback
eBook
Buy a copy from:
UK USA
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