The Rice Queen Spy
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.39 (609 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0975275666 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Dull I found this book disappointing. I read it cover to cover and hoping that there would be a crisis, a focal point - something that grabbed my attention. The first chapter and the last chapter were exciting and interesting.The life story as seen through Philip Croft's eyes was, I my opinion, so dull I could read the first sentence in each paragraph and still not miss anything.The secondary characters were more interesting and certainly added some movement and life to the story. Their lives added colour to this story.Croft's annual trips to Asia to find his Asian paramours, Tom, Rey. Binky's love of. LIFE GOES ON EVEN FOR FORMER SPYS I can honestly say I've never read anything like THE RICE QUEEN SPY. I've enjoyed plenty of fictitious memoirs, and biographies, and I've devoured my fair share of spy stories, but none have combined character, plot and subject matter in quite the same way as this novel.Phillip Croft is a much decorated spy in Her Majesty's elite intelligence organization, M16. Phillip has remained a closeted homosexual throughout his career, and he's only attracted to young Asian men. The story begins when Phillip is 58 years of age.It's December of 1973 and Phillip is imprisoned in a safe house, referred to as . "A Cut Above the Rest" according to Kris Kleeberg. This writer has a wonderful style that reminds one of the "old school" and not the pulp fiction that is being grinded out by the reams. It has style and certain standards that most of us can't reach. I agree with Mr. Bembo: it was nice to read about an older, accomplished gay. It is clear that his love life is in it for the long haul and his descriptions of some of the Eastern cultures opens up a lot of doors for us. I had a Philippino friend when I worked in San Francisco and I must say I now look on it as unrequited love. There IS one thing that I was not overjoyed to read about and that was th
Philip Croft, a master spy for Her Majesty's secret service was cruelly outed and tortured for his homosexuality. This book breathes life into a gay man who served his country through deception, and though his country punished him for his personal deception, he became the victor rather than the victim.. He kept his dignity and lived a full life while briefly thumbing his nose at his former superiors by opening a gay sauna in London. This novel traces Philip's life and his loves, and is a triumphant testimony to a