T3jon There is a book calked The Paladins which is about the RAF in India during 1920s. Not sure if it is in print but it may help.
Just at half time at the theatre, watching John Lithgow’s extraordinary performance of Roald Dahl in Giant. Beg, borrow or steal to get to see this if you can.
Just finished Rachel Kushner's "Creation lake. " This novel had glowing reviews on Radio Four but it has left me perplexed. It is really well written and i agree that it subverts the spy genre yet i was not a fan of the philosophical element of the story. The plot was about a female American spy infiltrating a commune of Eco warriors who were inspired by an 80 y o guru who lived in a cave and was obsessed by the idea than Neanderthals repressented the true human spirit. Wondered if anyone else had read this ? The idea was compelling but it did ask me to question what was really going on. Remain to br convinced if the Bruno Lacombe figure was real and whether it was his daughter who was sending the emails. A perplexing and original read.
Not read that one. As spy thrillers go, having now read all the Slow Horses books, I'd struggle to beat them (personally).
