My Family and Other Spies (eBook)

A gripping MI6 memoir of espionage, secrecy, and a son uncovering his father s past

Alistair Wood (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
9781405971997 (ISBN)

Infos

An extraordinary true story of growing up inside MI6, uncovering family secrets, and tracing a legacy of British espionage across half a century. A fabulous romp of a book, part John le Carr , part Ealing comedy compulsively readable SUNDAY TIMES Tells the story of the author s unique childhood and the extraordinary, shadowy lives of his mother and father SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Truth is stranger than fiction INDEPENDENT Reads like a Cold War thriller written by John le Carr with an added injection of wry humour BBC SATURDAY LIVE "e;It has always been inculcated into me that no good could ever come of having anything to do with my father "e;As a boy, Alistair Wood lived within the (very high) walls of a Secret Intelligence Service or MI6 training camp, surrounded by some of the most senior - and colourful - characters in SIS history.After all, he was family. His mother was one of a handful of women to have operated behind the lines in post-war Berlin. His father, once one of Britain s most highly-regarded intelligence officers, was an absent and perplexing figure, the reasons for his sudden departure from the Service still classified to this day.But Wood s search for the truth took him on a journey more remarkable than even he had imagined.My Family and Other Spies is a gripping exploration of an extraordinary, scarcely believable life, a globe-trotting spy story that spans a half century from the gathering storm before the Second World War to the fall of Communism, and a son s reckoning with the secrets of the past.'Simply stunning ... might be the best non-fiction book I ve ever read about post-war SIS' CHARLES BEAUMONT A remarkable insight into British intelligence in the Cold War with all the intrigue and suspense of a truly gripping espionage novel' ALEX GERLIS This is very entertaining a fascinating biography STEPHEN DORRIL, author of MI6: 50 Years of Special Operations'A compelling personal journey to uncover the truth and an intimate view into one of Britain s most secretive organisations' HELEN FRY'The intriguing story of how the author peels back the cloak of mystery surrounding his father, a member of the Secret Intelligence Service. A very good book strongly recommended' ROBERT LYMAN

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.5.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
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• ISBN-13: 9781405971997 / 9781405971997