Стр.46 Unit 4 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс
The Big Read A Frightening, heartbreaking, and skillfully written, 1) I thoroughly enjoyed John le Carretasks eighteenth novel, The Constant Gardener, in spite of the tragic events at the heart of it.
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The Big Read
A Frightening, heartbreaking, and skillfully written, 1) I thoroughly enjoyed John le Carretasks eighteenth novel, The Constant Gardener, in spite of the tragic events at the heart of it. The story is set in Kenya and the plot 2) centres on the dark side of globalisation, with its greed and cynicism.
B 3) The book opens with the brutal murder of the young and beautiful Tessa Quayle, whotasks married to Justin, a shy British diplomat. Unlike her husband, Tessa is an idealistic heroine and passionate reformer. Before her death, she sends a report to Justintasks bosses about a sinister British pharmaceutical company. The company is secretly testing a new drug on innocent African villagers, and some of them die. But the report disappears. Justin, the taskconstant gardenertask of the title, is deeply shocked by his wifetasks murder and eventually suspects his superiors. 4) Consequently, when they try to stop his investigations, he cleverly escapes, setting off on a personal crusade to find the killers.
C 5) One of the things I liked best about the book, apart from the thrilling action and convincing story, was the vivid descriptions of the places Justin visits in search of answers: from Africa to Italy, to Canada and back. Le Carre also creates a range of entirely believable English characters, from absurd bureaucrats to heartless businessmen. 6) My only criticism of the book is that the author has a tendency to introduce too many new characters and names, so it was occasionally rather confusing.
D All in all, though, 7) if you re a fan of spy thrillers, youtaskll love this book. And if youtaskre not, 8) I would still recommend it because The Constant Gardener is also a profoundly moving love story, of a man who discovers not only his own strengths, but also the incredible courage of the woman he loves.
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Author bio: John Le Carre
John le Carretasks real name is John Moore Cornwell. He was born on October 19, 1931, in Poole, England. He was fascinated by foreign languages and graduated from Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1956. He then taught at Eton, the elite British public school, for two years before joining the British Foreign Service. He subsequently worked abroad, mainly in West Germany, for MI6, the British secret service.
Le Carre is the author of twenty-one novels, mostly spy thrillers. Nine of his books have so far been made into films, including The Tailor of Panama and The Constant Gardener. He has been married twice, has four sons and lives in Cornwall.