A Spy in the Family

An Erotic Comedy

Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book A Spy in the Family by Alec Waugh, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alec Waugh ISBN: 9781448201938
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: September 28, 2011
Imprint: Bloomsbury Reader Language: English
Author: Alec Waugh
ISBN: 9781448201938
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: September 28, 2011
Imprint: Bloomsbury Reader
Language: English

First published in 1970, Alec Waugh described his novel as an erotic comedy. It is the story of a respectable Treasury official, Victor Trail, and his wife Myra, whose marriage has lost its flavour, owing to Victor's clock-work schedule and Myra's bland acceptance of it. The unexpected revelation that Victor has suspiciously altered his routine rouses Myra out of her complacency, and her jealousy rapidly changes the shape of their lives. It leads her into a series of quite extraordinary adventures and demimonde activities which are altogether astonishing in a respectable married woman.

Her discomfiture is made all the more excruciating by her new-found intimacy with Victor, who apparently knows nothing about her illegal actions and amazing amatory diversions-or does he?

The reader of this novel of sex and international intrigue is in for a number of surprises. The only unsurprising thing about it is that it is a marvellous piece of entertainment by a past master of the art.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

First published in 1970, Alec Waugh described his novel as an erotic comedy. It is the story of a respectable Treasury official, Victor Trail, and his wife Myra, whose marriage has lost its flavour, owing to Victor's clock-work schedule and Myra's bland acceptance of it. The unexpected revelation that Victor has suspiciously altered his routine rouses Myra out of her complacency, and her jealousy rapidly changes the shape of their lives. It leads her into a series of quite extraordinary adventures and demimonde activities which are altogether astonishing in a respectable married woman.

Her discomfiture is made all the more excruciating by her new-found intimacy with Victor, who apparently knows nothing about her illegal actions and amazing amatory diversions-or does he?

The reader of this novel of sex and international intrigue is in for a number of surprises. The only unsurprising thing about it is that it is a marvellous piece of entertainment by a past master of the art.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book What Happens in Paris by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Whisper to Me by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book The Cthulhu Wars by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Aeschylus: Seven Against Thebes by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Directing with the Michael Chekhov Technique by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book This Is How It Ends by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Anita Bean's Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Screen Adaptations: Shakespeare’s Hamlet by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Pity Transformed by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book The "New Man" in Radical Right Ideology and Practice, 1919-45 by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Bolt Action: Campaign: The Western Desert by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Reckless Fellows by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book The Philosophy of Art: The Question of Definition by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book An Introduction to the Study of Ezekiel by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Can Creative Writing Really Be Taught? by Alec Waugh
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy