'A completely fascinating and revelatory book, written with great sagacity, candour and judiciousness' - William Boyd, author

'A fascinating, revelatory appendix ... Sisman's latest book exposes the great spy writer's duplicitous and deceitful relationships with the women in his life, providing new insights into the inner workings of the man who created George Smiley' - 'Best Books of the Year 2023'

'Enjoyable ... moves beyond voyeurism to reveal the deep sadness behind the lies ... Sisman can set the record straight' - 'Books of the Year 2023'

'[A] seamy, steamy supplement to the biography' - 'Books of the Year'

'[Sisman] is a delicate writer keen to acknowledge the ambiguity of the biographer's role' - Guardian