Solo (Boyd novel) paper I saw its potential. Not only did it fit the theme of the novel perfectly, it's also a great punchy word, instantly and internationally comprehensible, graphically alluring and, as an extra bonus, it's strangely Bondian in the sense that we might be subliminally aware of the '00' of '007' lurking just behind those juxtaposed O's of SOLO". For background Boyd read all the Bond stories in chronological order; and had researched Fleming and the literary Bond's background. Boyd was a child when his father introduced him to Fleming's works. As a result, Boyd found himself also becoming fascinated with
Restless (novel) secret life. The setting of the novel is in London, Oxford, Scotland, Europe, and the United States. In December 2012 the BBC aired a two-part TV adaptation based on the novel. It was produced by Hilary Bevan Jones and directed by Edward Hall. "Restless", William Boyd, Bloomsbury, 2006, Restless (novel) Restless is an espionage novel written by William Boyd, published in 2006. It won the Costa Prize for fiction. The novel depicts the tale of a young woman who discovers that her mother was recruited as a spy during World War II. The book continually switches between time periods and,