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The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even

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The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even by Alexander McCall Smith
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May 09, 2023 | ISBN 9780593700693

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“Taken together, the two parts echo each other. Each story provides a unique cast of characters and distinctly different plots, each offers a gentle portrait of people and society. And each is guided by the mastery of a consummate storyteller, offering another treasure to his already glittering library.”New York Journal of Books

“Massively entertaining and thought-provoking.” Booklist [starred review]

Table Of Contents

THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SPIES 1
Author’s Note 3
Nuns and Spies (England, 1943) 5
Syphax and Omar (Algiers, 1924) 45
Ferry Timetable (Scotland, 1984) 63
Donald and Yevgeni (Shanghai, Moscow, Washington, 1934–1947) 73
Filioque (Rome, 2022) 112
 
THE EXQUISITE ART OF GETTING EVEN 151
Sweet Vengeance: An Introduction 155
Vengeance Is Mine 158
A Melbourne Story: An Introduction 176
The Principles of Soap 177
Cavalleria Rusticana: An Introduction 212
Monty, Tiger, Rose, Etc. 214
Dignity & Decency: An Introduction 267
One, Two, Three 268

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