He told me it was “good benevolent surveillance… everyone in the world has heard of Bond, you can’t take the character lightly”. During the 18-month writing process, Boyd had to run synopses and drafts past them. Unsurprisingly, it boils down to his being a fan of 007, ever since he read From Russia With Love with “trembling pre-adolescent hands” and found it “the most sexy, thrilling piece of literature”.īond is a global phenomenon and the Fleming family guard 007’s reputation closely. So why would a novelist of that standing want to take a commission from Ian Fleming Publications Ltd? ‘Trembling hands’ William Boyd, of course, is the best-selling novelist of Any Human Heart, Restless, Brazzaville Beach, to name a few. It’s potent – three parts gin, one part vodka. We ordered Vesper martinis, the cocktail James Bond dreams up in the first Ian Fleming book, Casino Royale, written in 1953. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, 'new'.There was only one place to meet William Boyd, the latest novelist to take on Bond: in the bar of the Dorchester, the London hotel where his novel, Solo, opens. New A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Title Page A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the. Brodart Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. Jacket Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps.

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