A review by bobbo49
The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carré

3.0

I have long been a fan of le Carre's, going back to The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. Some of these tales from his life story are brilliant and evocative, providing the background and settings for his novels (with many characters drawn from reality, noted here). On the other hand, the pieces about his ne'er do well, financial criminal father seem overlong and, in my view, not entirely relevant - except, of course, to let us know a major piece of how le Carre came to be the man, and the writer, that he became. Overall, a mixed review.