The Constant Gardener - by John Le Carre (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When beautiful Tessa Quayle is murdered in Kenya, her husband John, an amateur gardener and British diplomat, receives another shock--she may have been having an affair with her traveling companion, a respected doctor who is now missing. Hardened, Justin sets out to find Tessa's killers and their motives, but what he learns makes him a suspect among his own colleagues--and a target for his wife's killers.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>The Constant Gardener</i> is a magnificent exploration of the new world order by <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author John le Carré, one of the most compelling and elegant storytellers of our time.</b> <p/>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. <p/> 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 <i>The Constant Gardener</i> 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Boston Sunday Globe</i> Tough-minded, fast-moving, and uncompromising. <i>The Constant Gardener</i> is a tale of personal transformation...eloquent...civilized and forceful.<br><br><i>The Sunday Telegraph</i> (London) A powerful, moving novel...essential reading.<br><br><i>The Washington Post Book World</i> Brilliant.<br><br>David Halberstam Amazingly seductive, pulling you in deeper all the time.<br>
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