I saw the TV mini series a couple of years back, and had always wanted to read the book. William Boyd is always very readable.
This is the story of Logan Mountstuart, born in Uruguay at the start of the twentieth century, but in many ways the quintessential Englishman, and following his life, in diary format, through each decade, from his school years, through college, his war years as a spy, times of riches and poverty ("the dog food years"), through to his dotage.
The name dropping of artists and literary figures is a bit annoying at times, but at no point does Logan's extraordinary life seem unbelievable or far fetched. That is the skill of the author.
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