Smiley's people

By John le Carré

Subjects: Fiction, Smiley, george (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Secret service

Description: George Smiley was summoned from his dubious retirement by two seemingly unconnected events - an old woman in Paris is promised the return of a daughter she will never see, and a handover is to take place on a steamer in Hamburg. Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979; London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1980.