Your mission is to read Spies, do you accept? (Spies - Michael Frayn)

Member Name: rxbeef

Product:	Spies - Michael Frayn
Date:	08/01/09 (6 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great book, suitable for many ages

Disadvantages: bit slow to get started

Stephen and Keith are two young boys living in a cul de sac in England going about the usual things they do, when they suddenly decide to start a spy mission on Keith's mother. By following her every move they slowly start to discover things they never thought they would and through their childish games they somehow manage to ruin things for other people.

Spies is a great book, with the narrator being the older Stephen looking back at his youth. It's a great tale of friendship between two boys, who although are from different social backgrounds, somehow manage to have a friendship, however that may turn out towards the end of the book.

It's also an interesting insight into life during the war in england as we hear about the blackouts, rations and other factors that seem so far away to the modern reader.

I would recommend spies to anybody of any age. If you are of the older generation and you remember this period, then It will no doubt bring back warm memories to you. If you are simply after a good read, you will find it with spies on many levels.

Summary: A heartwarming tale