Lee Langley

Between duty and desire

In Coup de Foudre, the title novella of Ken Kalfus’s collection of stories, the ex-head of the IMF sends an email apologia to the chambermaid

issue 11 July 2015

  • Coup de Foudre

    Ken Kalfus

    Bloomsbury, pp. 277

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