"First published in hardcover in Great Britain by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2022" -- Title page verso

"Parts of this book, including several letters, appeared in The Guardian and The New York Times" -- Title page verso

Schooldays -- Ski Racer -- Oxford and Marriage -- Eton -- London -- Germany -- Wandering -- Jane -- South-East Asia and The Honourable Schoolboy -- Guiness and Smiley -- The Little Drummer Girl -- A Perfect Spy -- The Russia House -- The Night Manager -- Our Game: War in the Caucasus, and a Book Jacket -- Russia, Cornwall and a Racehorse -- The Tailor of Panama -- The Constant Gardener -- Absolute Friends -- Our Kind of Traitor -- A Delicate Truth -- The Night Manager: 'The Vapour of Celebrity' -- Trump and Brexit -- Lockdown -- Coda -- Chronology

"An archive of letters written by the late John le Carré, giving readers access to the intimate thoughts of one of the greatest writers of our time The never-before-seen correspondence of John le Carré, one of the most important novelists of our generation, are collected in this beautiful volume. During his lifetime, le Carré wrote numerous letters to writers, spies, politicians, artists, actors and public figures. This collection is a treasure trove, revealing the late author's humour, generosity, and wit--a side of him many readers have not previously seen"--