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Violence
Some
Bombings; deaths; terrorist violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual relationship as part of a deception operation
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Moral complexity of terrorism and counter-terrorism; a woman used as bait
What this book is about
Le Carré's 1983 novel recruits Charlie, a pro-Palestinian British actress, into an Israeli intelligence operation to catch a bomb-maker. She must play the girlfriend of a dead Palestinian operative. Features violence, the moral complexity of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and a complicated love story. For adults.
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Violence and terrorism
Psychological manipulation
Sexual content
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