Lie Down With Lions
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Set against the treacherous, war-torn landscape of 1980s Afghanistan, Lie Down with Lions chronicles a dangerous love triangle that becomes entangled in the deadly politics of the Cold War. Jane Lambert, a young Englishwoman working with refugees, finds herself torn between two men — Ellis, an American with murky CIA connections, and Jean-Pierre, a French doctor whose idealism masks a sinister secret — as Soviet forces close in and survival becomes the only currency that matters. Ken Follett masterfully constructs a web of betrayal, passion, and espionage that hurtles forward with relentless pace, keeping the reader perpetually off-balance. Follett, one of the most celebrated practitioners of the international thriller, illustrates his trademark ability to fuse meticulous historical research with pulse-pounding narrative momentum. Lie Down with Lions presents a sobering portrait of a country ravaged by foreign ambitions, while arguing that loyalty and love are the most fragile casualties of war. With richly drawn characters and a moral complexity that lingers long after the final page, this novel leaves one question burning: in a world where every ally is a potential enemy, who can you truly trust?
Author: Ken Follett
Format: Hardback
Genre: Thriller
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Set against the treacherous, war-torn landscape of 1980s Afghanistan, Lie Down with Lions chronicles a dangerous love triangle that becomes entangled in the deadly politics of the Cold War. Jane Lambert, a young Englishwoman working with refugees, finds herself torn between two men — Ellis, an American with murky CIA connections, and Jean-Pierre, a French doctor whose idealism masks a sinister secret — as Soviet forces close in and survival becomes the only currency that matters. Ken Follett masterfully constructs a web of betrayal, passion, and espionage that hurtles forward with relentless pace, keeping the reader perpetually off-balance. Follett, one of the most celebrated practitioners of the international thriller, illustrates his trademark ability to fuse meticulous historical research with pulse-pounding narrative momentum. Lie Down with Lions presents a sobering portrait of a country ravaged by foreign ambitions, while arguing that loyalty and love are the most fragile casualties of war. With richly drawn characters and a moral complexity that lingers long after the final page, this novel leaves one question burning: in a world where every ally is a potential enemy, who can you truly trust?