Choices - Fiction
Spies by Michael Frayn
 | Spies by Michael Frayn In the quiet cul-de-sac where Keith and Stephen live there is very little evidence of the Second World War. But the two friends suspect that the inhabitants of the Close are not what they seem. As Keith authoritatively informs the trusting Stephen, the whole district is riddled with secret passages and underground laboratories. Then one day Keith announces an even more disconcerting discovery: the Germans have infiltrated his own family, and the children find themselves engulfed in mysteries far deeper and more painful than they had bargained for. The story is about many things: friendship, adultery, war, neighbours, dreaming and honour, making Spies a unique coming-of-age story. It is not a fast-paced mystery. It is not a hard-boiled thriller. But it is a mystery filled with tension and some eerie scenes. It is an easy book to get into, and a hard book to put down. 10 copies |
