Books of a similar theme to William Boyd - Restless

[Mummybookworm]

I loved this book and have recommended it to many people. Are there any other books of a similar theme that you can recommend? Thanks.

[Helpyourself]

Was it the subject matter? Mm let me think.
William Boyd is wonderful, try Any Human Heart or Ordinary Thunderstorms.

[Helpyourself]

Sorry just saw you specified theme. Doh!

[Mummybookworm]

No worries, thanks HY. I read Ordinary Thunderstorms but was rather disappointed. I am definitely after a theme similar to Restless.

[highlandcoo]

You could try Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulkes, Jackdaws by Ken Follett and Enigma by Robert Harris if you're looking for a WWII spy theme.

As far as I can recall, they don't contain the time-shift element .. but that wasn't the aspect of Restless that I most enjoyed - I found the story set in the past much more absorbing.

[HmmAnOxfordComma]

Spies - Michael Frayn
Sweet Tooth - Ian McEwan

[Mummybookworm]

Fab, thank you High and Hmm.

[elkiedee]

Robert Wilson, A Company of Strangers and A Small Death in Lisbon

[aoife24]

If spying is what you want, look no further than John Le Carre's Smiley books. Magnificent.