Saturday, August 30, 2008

A first novel by the son of John Le Carré

Nicholas Cornwell, son of the Le John Le Carré, has written his first novel under the pen name of Nicholas Harkaway. The book, "The Gone-Away World", has lots of danger & adventure, but no spies. Nick talks with Cynthia Crossen about the book, how he picked the title and what it's like to have your parents read your work, especially when one of them is a world famous author of spy thrillers.

Read the interview here:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122004370339984339.html

You can also read an excerpt, here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121993471781679817.html

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