The High Flyer
'Shakespeare must be praised for his energy, his always lucid presentation' IAN MORRISON, Independent on Sunday
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The High Flyer Paperback ISBN: 9780099466185 Published: 01/02/2005 Imprint: Vintage Extent: 384 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $19.95 RRP
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The High Flyer EBook ISBN: 9781407074504 Published: 01/07/2010 Imprint: Vintage Digital Extent: 384 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $19.95 RRP Buy Now
Synopsis
When Thomas Wavery arrives in Gibraltar on his way to take up his last posting as HM Consul General to Abyla, his passport is stolen by a barbary ape. Ignominy and shame have dogged his steps since he lost both the coveted Lisbon Embassy and his wife as a result of an affair with a younger woman
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