The two parts first aired on 27 and 28 december 2012 on bbc one. Dramatisation of the william boyd novel, originally 10 x 15 minutes, now two omnibus editions. He was educated at gordonstoun school, glasgow university and jesus college, oxford. William boyd books list of books by author william boyd.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading restless. The first episode opens in the 1970s with ruth gilmartin. Marcel proust historical background real spies restless is based on the little known fact that there were a huge number of british spies in america in1940. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Yet boyd fits the puzzle together neatly in the end. I saw the bbc film after reading the book, and would advise anyone to read the book. William boyd s ninth novel doesnt have the laughoutloud comedy of stars and bars or quiet verisimilitude of an icecream war or the intense.
Exploring the devastating consequences of duplicity and betrayal, william boyd s gripping new novel captures the drama of the second world war and paints a. Any musings about identity or love are understated, implied rather than drawn out. American society and the political climate were markedly different from today. Full of tension and drama, emotion and history, this is storytelling at its finest by one of the great literary writers of his generation. Restless is the story of eva delectorskaya and the consequences of her career as. Sally gilmartin, at the start of boyd s elegant ninth novel after any human heart, ruth is understandably. Publication date 20090406 topics bbc radio drama, thriller language english.
William boyd seems singularly blessed with both an innate love of storytelling and the talent to render those stories in swift, confident prose. It informs us a little about what humans are like the stories dovetail seamlessly towards the end, thanks to boyd s narrative control fascinating restless will not disappoint spyfi fans restless is almost certainly coming to a cinema near you boyd, as a novelist who. I have a catholic taste in books, the main criteria are that they should be well plotted and that the research shouldnt show. Through evas life, william boyd asks the intriguing question how well do we truly know someone. Exploring the devastating consequences of duplicity and betrayal, william boyds gripping new novel captures the drama of the second world war and paints a. Winner of the costa novel award 2006 book fiction 2005. William boyd restless book club questions by esofstepre.
As war breaks out she is recruited for the british secret service by lucas romer rufus sewell, a mysterious englishman, and under his tutelage she learns to become the perfect spy, to mask her emotions and trust no one, including those she loves most. A masterful, riveting espionage novel about a mother whose secret life as a wwii spy is at last revealed to her daughter. In 1976, an elderly and paranoid spy recalls how she was sent to the usa before world war two as an agentprovocateur and how the betrayal that has haunted her ever since needs revenge in the present. Publication date 2011 topics drama, spy thriller language english. Ostensibly a spy thriller, restless is one of william boyd s best novels. Get ebooks restless on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Restless by wlliam boyd is a very enjoyable wwii spy story and as youd expect from boyd, brilliantly written. From manila to the deep american south, boyd s novels traverse time and place exploring the human condition. There is a paperback edition of restless william boyds 2006 thriller about a woman who discovers her mother was a second world war spy. Ruth is clumsy albeit untrained, and the other characters in her world are rather thinly sketched.
There is some truth to this work of fiction, and the reallife events make for a fascinating backdrop. William boyd s books transfer to audio really well, and restless is no exception. Restless isbn 9781596912373 pdf epub william boyd ebook. The characters are entirely convincing, the settings rich, and the pace compelling without being frantic. The protagonist of william boyd s new novel learns that her mother is not what she seems.
Restless is an espionage novel written by william boyd, published in 2006. With michelle dockery, michael peter willis, charlotte rampling, hayley atwell. William boyd has received worldwide acclaim for his novels. William boyd is the author of eight novels, including a good man in africa, an ice cream war and any human heart.
William boyd is the author of fourteen novels including a good man in africa, winner of the whitbread award and the somerset maugham award. It is also a compelling thriller, an intricate spy novel, and a fascinating work of historical fiction that uncovers littleknown and embarrassing realities about the true relationship between great britain and the united states in the years immediately. Restless is a 2012 british tv adaptation of william boyd s espionage novel restless 2006. Restless william boyd view through eva delectorskaya, boyd explores how far individuals are prepared to stretch their personal morality in the cause of the greater good and the farreaching effects those judgements can have, both on their own lives and the lives of their families. I used this village in my novel restless sin respiro 7. William boyd was born in accra, ghana, on 7 march 1952. Its such a nice change to see the two main characters in a spy story being females, mother sally and daughter ruth. The book continually switches between time periods and, in doing so, from first to third person. Restless twists and turns through the double life of one remarkable woman. It won the costa prize for fiction the novel depicts the tale of a young woman who discovers that her mother was recruited as a spy during world war ii. A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the british secret service during world war ii and has been on the run ever since. Restless by william boyd overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in. Now a major tv movie adaptation by the sundance channel and the bbc starring michelle dockery, michael. Directed by edward hall, the film features hayley atwell, rufus sewell, michelle dockery, michael gambon and charlotte rampling. Restless is a thrilling espionage novel set during the second world war and a haunting portrait of a female spy. Its a tricky thing for a writer to do, but william boyd s been writing for a while now, and he carries it off pretty well. Restless by william boyd, 9780747586203, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Boyds ninth novel, an absorbing historical thriller, is loosely based on the history of a covert branch of. Exploring the devastating consequences of duplicity and betrayal, william boyd s gripping new novel captures the drama of the second world war and paints a remarkable portrait of a female spy. Boyd skillfully manipulates language as easily as eva does. Restless by william boyd death may occur this very afternoon.
This acclaimed book by william boyd is available at in several formats for your ereader. Its a tricky thing for a writer to do, but william boyd s been writing for. Exploring the devastating consequences of duplicity and betrayal, william boyd s gripping novel captures the drama of the second world war and a remarkable portrait of a female spy. See all books authored by william boyd, including any human heart, and restless, and more on. A pacy espionage thriller, william boyds restless is also a cracking good read, says marianne macdonald. Part is written in the early days of ww2, while the other is written in mid1970s oxford. Eva, a young russian woman, is recruited after her brothers death, to work for the british secret service. William boyd s latest novel, restless, is an exceptional and wholly brilliant literary work on the theme of deception.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A good man in africa 1981, winner of the whitbread award and the somerset maugham prize an ice cream war 1982, shortlisted for the 1982 booker prize and winner of the john llewellyn rhys prize, stars and bars 1984, the new confessions 1987, brazzaville beach 1990, winner of the mcvitie. Full of tension and drama, and based on a remarkable chapter of angloamerican history, this is storytelling at its finest. He always has a thoughtful and believable plot, characters are interesting and well drawn, the story both grips and provokes, the pace of the book never lets up, and it is never for a moment dull. British author william boyd s novel of war and espionage, restless, is set as dual voiced. An icecream war, winner of the john llewellyn rhys prize and shortlisted for the booker. In the summer of 1976, ruth discovers that her very english mother is in fact a russian emigre and onetime british secret service spy. In december, 2012 the sundance channel will air the bbcproduced film restless starring charlotte rampling, michael gambon, hayley atwell, and rufus sewell, based on this novel by william boyd. Spies fascinate the public imagination in the same way that actors do, possibly because to pretend to be other than what we are is one of the.
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