Into the intrigue and violence of 1950s Saigon comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic
American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious Third Force.
As Pyle's naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign
correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as Fowler intervenes he wonders why:
for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated ?
This week's book is The Quiet American by Graham Greene and we'll be meeting at Ye Olde Cocke on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury — contact us for details.
As we're coming to the end of our reading list, we'll be pitching books at the meeting. You may like to consider the unread books list and the unreadable books list.