The Rice Queen Spy
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (630 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0975275666 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Dull" according to Jane. I found this book disappointing. I read it cover to cover and hoping that there would be a crisis, a focal point - something that grabbed my attention. The first chapter and the last chapter were exciting and interesting.The life story as seen through Philip Croft's eyes was, I my opinion, so dull I could read the first sentence in each paragraph and still. Jak Klinikowski said LIFE GOES ON EVEN FOR FORMER SPYS. I can honestly say I've never read anything like THE RICE QUEEN SPY. I've enjoyed plenty of fictitious memoirs, and biographies, and I've devoured my fair share of spy stories, but none have combined character, plot and subject matter in quite the same way as this novel.Phillip Croft is a much decorated spy in Her Majesty's elite intelligence organization,. Kris Kleeberg said A Cut Above the Rest. This writer has a wonderful style that reminds one of the "old school" and not the pulp fiction that is being grinded out by the reams. It has style and certain standards that most of us can't reach. I agree with Mr. Bembo: it was nice to read about an older, accomplished gay. It is clear that his love life is in it for the long haul and his descriptions o
He kept his dignity and lived a full life while briefly thumbing his nose at his former superiors by opening a gay sauna in London. This novel traces Philip's life and his loves, and is a triumphant testimony to a gay man's passage to old age. Philip Croft, a master spy for Her Majesty's secret service was cruelly outed and tortured for his homosexuality. He was a rice queen-partial only to Asian men, a gentle man who was betrayed by some-not for being gay, but for being too decent and naïve. This book breathes life into a gay man who served his country through deception, and though his country punished him for his personal deception, he became the victor rather than the victim.