Ways of EscapeWith superb skill and feeling, Graham Greene retraces the experiences and encounters of his extraordinary life. His restlessness is legendary; as if seeking out danger, Greene travelled to Haiti during the nightmare rule of Papa Doc, Vietnam in the last days of the French, Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion. With ironic delight he recalls his time in the British Secret Service in Africa, and his brief involvement in Hollywood. He writes, as only he

she decides to go exploring

then shall the East be in the ascendant

Cadiz is a hotbed of rumours and shifting political alliances in this

thought-provoking

it's clearly going to be one hell of a party

its personality - and woman - woman betrayed

Byatt manages to be challenging

and casts dark shadows

he discovered the true identity of the girl he had loved - and of the things she may have done to escape her past

Although the teacher was suspended

both funny and gripping

with no excuses