The Mission Song by John Le Carre' 2006

Brand New! (Note: This book is brand new, however it had a half inch repaired tear when I bought it - located in the upper corner.) From a Smoke-Free and Pet-Free Home. THE MISSION SONG is written by John Le Carre', 2006, and is 339 pages long, Hardcover book with Jacket. BOOK SUMMARY: Bruno Salvador, known to friends and enemies alike as Salvo, is the ever-innocent twenty-nine-year-old orphaned love child of a Catholic Irish missionary and a Congolese woman. Educated first as a mission school in the East Congolese province of Kivu and later as a discreet sanctuary for the secret sons of Rome, Salvo is inspired by his mentor, Brother Michael, to train as a professional interpreter in the minority African languages of which, almost from birth, he has been an obsessive collector. Soon, a rising star in his profession, he is courted by London corporations, hospitals, law firms, the immigration services, and - inevitably - the mushrooming overworld of British Intelligence. He is also courted - and won - by Penelope, a white upper-class star reporter on one of the great national newspapers, whom with typical impulsiveness he promptly marries. Yet even as the story opens, a contrary and irresistible love is dawning in him. Dispatched by British Intelligence to a no-name island in the North Sea to attend a top-secret meeting between Western financiers and East Congolese warlords, Salvo is obliged to interpret matters never intended for his reawoken African conscience. By turns thriller, love story, and comic allegory of out times. The Mission Song recounts Salvo's heroically naive journey out of the dark of Western hypocrisy and into the heart of lightness. I charge close to actual shipping. Check out my other items! If you have any questions about this item, please email sportspizza_driver before you purchase. Paypal payment is due within 7 days of purchase. Delivery Confirmation is included in the shipping price shown, and is for USA Customers Only. International Shipping will be different than USA charges, depending upon location. International Customers please pay using Paypal also. I do combine shipping/give shipping discounts for multiple purchases, please wait for an invoice for discounted shipping on those purchases. I do not ship on weekends. For more great items, please visit sportspizza_driver's Ebay Store: ALL TREASURES GREAT AND SMALL at: www.stores.ebay.com/all-treasures-great-and-small Thank You! Be sure to add me to your favorites list!