{"product_id":"9780571356041-mountolive","title":"Mountolive","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced by William Boyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLose yourself in the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethrilling political intrigue and tangled love affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of wartime Egypt: Durrell's epic modern classic, introduced by William Boyd (bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAny Human Heart \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRestless).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A master at creating and handling tension .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLose yourself in the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethrilling political intrigue and tangled love affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of wartime Egypt: Durrell's epic modern classic, introduced by William Boyd (bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAny Human Heart \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRestless).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A master at creating and handling tension . I was fascinated from the start.' Wilbur Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Mountolive, a young English diplomat, has been obsessed with Egypt ever since a youthful love affair. Returning to Alexandria as British Ambassador just before World War Two, he unravels an intricate political and religious conspiracy - one that connects a web of wildly different characters, including an exiled schoolteacher and glamorous Egyptian couple. Mountolive gradually exposes the sinister underbelly of these tangled relationships, their deceptions and betrayals mirroring the explosive turmoil of the modern Middle East - and the result is Durrell's most cinematic masterpiece. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astonishing . A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e work of splendid craft and troubling veracity.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA masterpiece . Don't be fooled by the richness of the prose, the depth of the passions . Wicked and funny.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dazzlingly exuberant in style and vision, reckless in ambition, wonderfully prolific in invention . Superb.' \u003c\/b\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOLUME THREE OF LAWRENCE DURRELL'S ALEXANDRIA QUARTET\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39345273602145,"sku":"9780571356041","price":8.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36385177.jpg?v=1759458803","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571356041-mountolive","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}