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The Spy Who Loved Me: Read the tenth gripping unforgettable James Bond novel
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Spy Who Loved Me: Read the tenth gripping unforgettable James Bond novel
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Ian Fleming
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Introduction by Douglas Kennedy
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Series | James Bond 007 |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Espionage and spy thriller |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780099576969
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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Imprint |
Vintage Classics
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Publication Date |
6 September 2012 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
There is only one Bond. Enjoy these intoxicating spy novels in stylish Vintage Classics editions. There's no better time to rediscover James Bond. Vivienne Michel is a troubled young woman on the run. Fleeing England she comes to a deserted motel in the Adirondack Mountains where she thinks she has finally escaped her past. Sluggsy and Horror are ruthless mobsters on a mission of their own. Holding a terrified Viv hostage in the motel, they plot death and destruction. Bond has just one night to take on the gangsters. But with two hardened killers to outwit, and time running out, can he save Vivienne - and himself? 'Bond is a hero for all time' Jeffrey Deaver
Author Biography
Ian Fleming (Author) Ian Lancaster Fleming was born in London in 1908. His first job was at Reuters news agency after which he worked briefly as a stockbroker before working in Naval Intelligence during the Second World War. His first novel, Casino Royale, was published in 1953 and was an instant success. Fleming went on to write twelve other Bond books as well as two works of non-fiction and the children's classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Bond books have sold over sixty million copies and earned praise from figures such as Raymond Chandler who called Fleming 'the most forceful and driving writer of thrillers in England' and President Kennedy who named From Russia with Love as one of his favourite books. The books inspired a hugely successful series of film adaptations which began in 1961 with the release of Dr No, starring Sean Connery as 007. Fleming was married to Anne Rothermere with whom he had a son, Caspar. He died in 1964. Douglas Kennedy (Introducer) Douglas Kennedy's previous fourteen novels include the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Big Picture, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Special Relationship and The Moment. He is also the author of three highly-praised travel books. The Big Picture was filmed with Romain Duris and Catherine Deneuve; The Woman in the Fifth with Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas. His work has been translated into twenty-two languages. In 2007 he was awarded the French decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 2009 the inaugural Grand Prix de Figaro. Born in Manhattan in 1955, he has two children and currently divides his time between London, Paris, Berlin, Maine and New York.
ReviewsIan Fleming keeps you riveted. His narrative pulls with the smooth power of Bond's Thunderbird * Sunday Telegraph * Vivian Michel is far the most attractive of Bond's heroines to date * Sunday Times * Imaginative and revealing... frightening... Fleming has succeeded in creating a true sense of terror... the most escapist fantasy of the series -- Raymond Benson
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