Although he had decided to steer clear of all popular thrillers, believing them to be, by definition, second rate, he could not resist the opportunity to borrow Frederick Forsyth's recently published The Odessa File from the library.
Author: Bernard Howell
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 9781479745364
Category: Fiction
Page: 312
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Mark McGuire has the boundless curiosity of a mind without horizons. He loves classical music, serious literature and history. His own detailed exploration of these and associated subjects gives him a much wider education and a more cultured outlook than far more academically successful people. Mark's rise, from the backstreets of Farnmoor to the higher echelons of the Civil Service contains many set-backs and wrong turnings before he eventually finds the way forward to a successful future. But success comes at a price. Mark has become an outsider. His restless quest for knowledge and an understanding of the world around him, has led Mark to deplore the dumbed-down popular culture of contemporary Britain. He refuses to have anything to do with it. His love-life is a series of unsatisfactory relationships with women who are unable to understand his individualistic philosophy. Is he destined to be alone forever?