The Constant Gardener - John le Carré

The Constant Gardener

By John le Carré

  • Release Date: 2005-08-01
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 117 Ratings

Description

The Constant Gardener is a magnificent exploration of the new world order by New York Times bestselling author John le Carré, one of the most compelling and elegant storytellers of our time.

The novel opens in northern Kenya with the gruesome murder of Tessa Quayle -- young, beautiful, and dearly beloved to husband Justin. When Justin sets out on a personal odyssey to uncover the mystery of her death, what he finds could make him not only a suspect among his own colleagues, but a target for Tessa's killers as well.

A master chronicler of the betrayals of ordinary people caught in political conflict, John le Carré portrays the dark side of unbridled capitalism as only he can. In The Constant Gardener he tells a compelling, complex story of a man elevated through tragedy, as Justin Quayle -- amateur gardener, aging widower, and ineffectual bureaucrat -- discovers his own natural resources and the extraordinary courage of the woman he barely had time to love.

Reviews

  • The Constant Gardener

    5
    By 1969nymets
    An excellent written book. The beauty and troubles of central Africa weaving through the story. I highly recommend.
  • Wonderful novel that will stay with you for a long time

    5
    By eurotraveler
    This novel is one of Le Carre's best. The journey of the main character as he searches for the answers in his wife's death is profoundly moving. The ending has stayed with me ever since reading the book several years ago. A masterpiece.

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