The High Flyer By Nicholas Shakespeare. 9780099466185

Name: The High Flyer By Nicholas Shakespeare. 9780099466185
Brand: Vintage Publishing

Vintage Publishing

The High FlyerAuthor(s): Nicholas Shakespeare\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: Vintage\nISBN-13: 9780099466185, 978-0099466185\nSynopsis\nA deeply satisfying book. I feel quite exceptionally inclined to read it all over again Literary Review\n\nThomas Wavery was once destined for the top of the diplomatic service. Expecting a prestigious post in Lisbon, an affair with a younger woman throws his life into uncertainty. With his marriage and his career prospects on the rocks, he is exiled to Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the North African coast. There he wrestles with the expectations of his work and his enduring feelings for Catherine, and finds himself entangled in the lives of the memorable cast of characters who inhabit this unusual outpost.\n\nHe tells a story like an angel Wonderful Observer\n\nShakespeare has completed a richly detailed, remarkably complete imaginary world The Times\nHis lyricism is all his own and he raises his lovers to d