"The book seems to me to be a love story with the drug conspiracy
functioning as the plot device used to unfold the main character's love for
his wife."
I agree to some extent about the conspiracy as a plot device, but if that
was Le Carre's intention, he did a heck of a lot of research just for the
purposes of constructing a device. His end note certainly gives a strong
impression of his feelings. And if this is a love story, it's an unusual
one, being retrospective for the most part. My own take is that the research
came before the plot which was then fitted around the message Le Carre
wanted to convey. I say this because the book, unlike most of Le Carre's
others, was especially emotional rather than the more surgical treatment of
his spy novels.
Question: Without giving away the specifics, does the ending match the book?
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