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by Ken Follett (Author) "would leave the girl's place alone in the Renault-but not always. Sometimes he took her out to dinner ..." (more)
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Follett's new thriller (after Eye of the Needle, The Key to Rebecca) involves cut-throat treachery and mixed-up romances. Jane and Ellis, Americans in Paris, are lovers, but she breaks with him when she learns he's a CIA agent, informing on terrorists. Ellis goes back to the U.S.; Jane marries Jean-Pierre Debout, a French physician, and goes with him to Afghanistan to care for rebel families holding out against the Russian army. Here is where the novel's real action, and its knife-edge tension, begin. After the birth of her baby, Jane discovers that Jean-Pierre is himself spying for the Russians and has caused a massacre of guerrilla fighters who were trapped at the foot of the mountains. Then Ellis reappears, bearing offers of American aid for Afghan leader Masud if the latter can unite his country's quarreling tribes. While Jean-Pierre is conspiring with the S oviet intruders to kill Masud, Ellis, Jane and even the infant girl, the story races to an explosive climax. 200,000 first printing; $200,000 ad/promo; BOMC main selection; author tour. Foreign rights: Writers House. January 31
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In his newest thriller, Follett updates the elements of his popular Eye of the Needle a spy fleeing desperately across a hostile landscape; a woman who must decide between her husband and her lover, opponents in a deadly struggleto contemporary Afghanistan. Jane Lambert discovers that her French doctor husband is really a KGB agent plotting to entrap a rebel leader. Ellis Thaler, spurned by Jane when she learned he was a CIA operative, arrives to conclude a treaty with that same leader. Soon Ellis, Jane, and her infant daughter are fleeing for their lives through treacherous mountain terrain, closely pursued by Russian patrols. As with Eye of the Needle , the implausibilities, the factual errors, and the sometimes trite writing do not slow the forward propulsion of the story. A page-turning escapist adventure that is sure to be a success.BOMC main selection. Charles Michaud, Turner Free Lib., Randolph, Mass.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Follett Ever, Jun 27 2004
By Suzanne G. Bowles "Dr. Sue History Prof" (Florham Park, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lie Down With Lions (Hardcover)
I like Ken Follett's work (well, most of it), but this one was a huge disappointment. His best books are those that take place during WW2; that's when he's at his best. The others vary greatly. I didn't care for "Man from St. Petersburg" -- good plot but awful characters -- but this one takes the cake. I see that many reviewers liked it, but I found the plot boring and
the pace slow -- I skipped over all the descriptions of life in Afghanistan, as well as all the scenes of Jane bonding with her baby. The main problem for me, though, was the characters. If I don't like the main characters I don't care what happens to them. Jean Pierre was fine as an evil Commie villain, but I just couldn't warm up to Ellis & Jane as the hero & heroine. Call me old-fashioned but I like my protagonists to be a little more on the straight & narrow than these two. As for the much-vaunted sex scene -- I know some reviewers found it erotic, but I found it just plain vulgar, including the language used to describe it! It's one thing to put dirty words in the mouth of a character, but for the omniscient narrator to use them as descriptons was too much. If you're new to Follett, go to the WW2 novels instead.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Page Turner, May 19 2004
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Lie Down with Lions contains an excellent plot, employing an array of techniques that keeps the readers interest right from the start. From the beginning, the book is filled with scenes of passion, deceit, treachery, and action. These characteristics are all coupled together making for a page turner from start to finish.
The author keeps the readers interest through the first few chapters by detailing the end of the relationship between Jane and Ellis. Their relationship comes to a climatic end, which is a story in itself, but it gets better. After Jane weds the clear antagonist (Jean-Pierre) and the couple embarks on a volunteer mission to Afghanistan, Ellis heads to Afghanistan on a covert operation for the CIA. Soon Jane discovers Jean-Pierre is working for the KGB pitting them against each other, and Jane finds herself on Ellis's side working against her husband, this is where the book really takes off. The Cold War rivals are in a fight for Jane's heart, Afghanistan, and world supremacy. Follett takes the reader all over Afghanistan giving accurate descriptions of the people and landscape.
A great read, Follett will put you in a trance.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner, May 19 2004
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This review is from: Lie Down With Lions (Paperback)
Lie Down with Lions contains an excellent plot, employing an array of techniques that keeps the readers interest right from the start. From the beginning, the book is filled with scenes of passion, deceit, treachery, and action. These characteristics are all coupled together making for a page turner from start to finish.
The author keeps the readers interest through the first few chapters by detailing the end of the relationship between Jane and Ellis. Their relationship comes to a climatic end, which is a story in itself, but it gets better. After Jane weds the clear antagonist (Jean-Pierre) and the couple embarks on a volunteer mission to Afghanistan, Ellis heads to Afghanistan on a covert operation for the CIA. Soon Jane discovers Jean-Pierre is working for the KGB pitting them against each other, and Jane finds herself on Ellis's side working against her husband, this is where the book really takes off. The Cold War rivals are in a fight for Jane's heart, Afghanistan, and world supremacy. Follett takes the reader all over Afghanistan giving accurate descriptions of the people and landscape.
A great read, Follett will put you in a trance.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good adventure stoy...
That relates to world events now in 2004.A must read if you're into learning about Afghanistan and her people.A real page turner! See for yourself!
Published on April 6 2004 by T. A Molina

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting read
If you like excitment and action you will love this book. Believable characters lead into a plot of mystery and action in a stark landscape. Read more
Published on Mar 22 2004 by G. Simpson

4.0 out of 5 stars Afghanis vs. Soviets - A Super Suspense-Thriller + Romance!
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan began on Christmas Eve 1979. The inhabitants of this geographically isolated land, rose up to defend their country. Read more
Published on July 16 2003 by Jana L. Perskie

3.0 out of 5 stars cut to the chase
this is one of the dumbest novels i have ever read but it has one of the most explosive sex scenes in the history of writing. Read more
Published on May 21 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars An electrifying, thrilling... SEEDY ROMANCE NOVEL?!
Sure, the plot clips along (read the other reviews for voluptuous praise of that point) but Lie Down With Lions is a romance novel in an action novel's clothing. Read more
Published on Feb 5 2003 by P. Kingsriter

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, great readers
I purchased this book because the setting -- Afghanistan -- sounded interesting, I like spy stories, and I'd just read Jackdaws by Follett which I'd thoroughly enjoyed. Read more
Published on Aug 2 2002 by LadyT

3.0 out of 5 stars I Had High Expectations
I think he has put out much better books and this one was the first to really disappoint me. The book is an average book, but I had just read Pillars of the Earth so this one... Read more
Published on April 8 2002 by John G. Hilliard

5.0 out of 5 stars Afghanistan, the ill-fated one
It's almost prophetic, when Ken Follet's book LIE DOWN WITH LIONS appeared in 1986, when Afghanistan was invaded by the Russians. Read more
Published on April 8 2002 by Gerburg Frick

3.0 out of 5 stars Good FICTION but ...
This book was excellent reading in terms of FICTION. It should by no means, however be used as a basis for learning about the Afghan people. Read more
Published on Feb 13 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars WAR IN AFGANISTAN IN 1982
I'm just getting acquinted with Ken Follett's writings so I am not as hip as some of the other reviewers. Read more
Published on Jan 27 2002 by G. Bowser

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