by William Boyd
"Restless" is both a compelling thriller and a close look at the mechanics and consequences of deception. It slides easily across the tongue and then leaves an after-taste that is complex and intriguing. The novel takes place on two historical timelines simultaneously: Oxford in the 1970's (presen...
bookshelves: re-read, published-2006, spies, autumn-2011, paper-read, play-dramatisation Read from January 01, 2006 to November 06, 2011 A re-read via BBC radio : http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/...In the summer of 1976, Ruth discovers that her very English mother is in fact a one-time Bri...
Having enjoyed previous novels by William Boyd, seeing that the BBC was doing an adaptation of Restless over Christmas. I firstly bought this novel in order to attempt to read it before the show, and then failed reading the novel or watching the TV version.However, I finally got round to reading Res...
I'm quite glad this book is finally finished. I had an incredibly hard time with it, I'm not one who really enjoys reading long-winded stories that go nowhere. I expected so much more out of this book...why not? It's about a grown daughter who finds out that her mother was a SPY during WWII. That sh...
3.5 stars
A re-read via BBC radio : http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016n7xg/William_Boyd_Restless_Omnibus/In the summer of 1976, Ruth discovers that her very English mother is in fact a one-time British spy. Stars Eileen Atkins. Brazzaville Beach (1990) - 4*Armadillo (1998) - 3*Restless (2006) - 4*
I read this because I enjoyed Any Human Heart (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/142945044) so much; I don't normally read tales of wartime espionage. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it.The story alternates between the wartime life of Eva, recruited as a spy, and ~30 years later, when she tells her adult...
Set in the nineteen seventies, Restless is the story of two women: Ruth, who lives in Oxford, teaching English to foreign students and avoiding finishing her thesis on Nazi Germany; and Eva, Ruth's mother, whom Ruth had always thought of as a nice middle class English woman but who is actually Russi...
This is a psychological investigation into deception and self-discovery surrounding a spy from WW2 and her daughter 35 years later. You can read my review of this excellent novel, here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/04/09/the-calm-within-the-storm/
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