A young Frenchman in 1980s London is pulled into a nightmarish errand, testing loyalty, identity, and political allegiance.
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A young Frenchman in 1980s London is pulled into a nightmarish errand, testing loyalty, identity, and political allegiance.
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Set at the time of writing, this novel tells the story of George Grillet, a young Frenchman who works in the wine business and has come to London on compassionate leave. He is persuaded to run what he believes is an innocent errand, which involves stealing a cassette tape from a warehouse in the then-undeveloped Isle of Dogs in east London. This was the first novel Sebastian Faulks published
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Memories of a failed love affair; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Action scenes and escalating peril; sinister abduction implication
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Protagonist is a young Catholic; faith not central to plot
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Political loyalties, dual nationality, left-wing politics recur
Self-harm / suicide
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Protagonist nears nervous breakdown; no self-harm depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Nightmarish tone; closing implication of child abduction
Other
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