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Alan Davidson
286pp; 215x135mm; paperback
ISBN 0 907325513 £9.99 |
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Twenty years ago, Alan Davidson was a diplomat with the
British mission to NATO headquarters. In his spare moments he wrote a romantic
thriller poking gentle fun at the whole business of diplomacy and foreign
affairs. Not only is it a happy and charming book, yet with plenty of narrative
drive - and incidental information on the history of bicycling, Belgium,
and even bird-watching - but it anticipated the way of world events. No
wonder that publication was forbidden by the Foreign Office, and the only
people who had seen this work are friends of the author who received samizdat
copies printed in Bangkok while he was UK Ambassador to Laos.
"An absolute delight, amateurish, non-violent, erudite, sentimental,
and utterly unlike any other thriller that will be published this year.
" J. Jones, The Financial Times |
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