{"product_id":"the-russia-house","title":"The Russia House","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn le Carré's first post-glasnost spy novel, The Russia House captures the effect of a slow and uncertain thaw on ordinary people and on the shadowy puppet-masters who command them\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBarley Blair is not a Service man: he is a small-time publisher, a self-destructive soul whose only loves are whisky and jazz. But it was Barley who, one drunken night at a dacha in Peredelkino during the Moscow Book Fair, was befriended by a high-ranking Soviet scientist who could be the greatest asset to the West since perestroika began, and made a promise. Nearly a year later, his drunken promise returns to haunt him. A reluctant Barley is quickly trained by British Intelligence and sent to Moscow to liaise with a go-between, the beautiful Katya. Both are lonely and disillusioned. Each is increasingly certain that if the human race is to have any future, all must betray their countries ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoyed The Russia House, you might like le Carré's The Secret Pilgrim, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Classic le Carré'\u003cbr\u003e\nSunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45153383481523,"sku":"9780141196350","price":400.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/71xWeqqDDZL.jpg?v=1764184585","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-russia-house","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}