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After The War Was Over . . .

Philip Hensher ABSOLUTE FRIENDS by John le Carre Hodder, £18.99, pp. 383, ISBN 0340832878 No, really, le Carre needs the Cold War, with its bizarre cast and incredible......

All The Sad Variety Of Hell

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