PositiveThe Sydney Morning Herald (AUS)... typical of le Carré, with its mysterious ebb and flow, the reader constantly wondering what Lily, Proctor, Julian and Avon could possibly have in common? ... E.M. Forster wrote: \'If I had to chose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.\' Le Carré certainly sides with Forster, with Silverview another of his formidable examinations of individual conscience versus the needs of state.
