Lie Down With Lions
by Ken Follett
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Author: Ken FollettEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-12-02
ISBN: 0451210468
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: NAL Trade
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Book Review: Ah, The Good Old Days, When Islamic Radicals Were On Our Side
Summary: 4 Stars
Lie Down With Lions, Ken Follett's final spy thriller before he began the cycle of historical books that occupied him for a decade, takes place mostly in the mountains of Afghanistan in about 1982, during the height of US-funded resistance to the Soviet invasion. Here a CIA agent and decorated Vietnam veteran, a British woman he loves, a French doctor who is a KGB operative posing as an international aid worker (and also the husband of the British woman), and the KGB itself all interact among Afghan resistance fighters (the fathers of today's Taliban) who seek to throw out the Soviets and establish an Islamic nation governed by the Koran. This time out Follett's novel is less about suspense than it is the straightforward telling of a sound story. The violence is held to a minimum and always the plot rests squarely in the gray hues that lie between the black and white morality so common among other authors. Unlike so many other Follett tales, particularly Triple, this book does seem a bit dated with its Cold War Realpolitiks and Islamists as good guys, but as a vehicle for a jaunt back in time to when the world stage was a different place, this is an interesting trip. There is also the matter of its unexpected ending, which was a stroke of genius. All I'll say is that in the last pages when all seemed at its darkest, Follett delivered a deus ex machine-style happening that settled scores magnificently in a satisfying way I didn't see coming. Lie Down With Lions is a perfect example of why a good book can be more fun to read than a great one.
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The #1 international bestseller set in Afghanistan...
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?Vintage Follett?This is his most ambitious novel and it
succeeds admirably.? ?USA Today
?May be Ken Follett?s finest yet?The suspense mounts as swiftly as Afghan villagers running to escape Russian guns?and the pages will turn just as fast.? ?Cosmopolitan
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?Vintage Follett?This is his most ambitious novel and it
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