{"product_id":"my-family-and-other-spies-9780241726358","title":"My Family and Other Spies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alistair Wood\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn extraordinary true story of growing up inside MI6, uncovering family secrets, and tracing a legacy of British espionage across half a century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A fabulous romp of a book, part John le Carré, part Ealing comedy … compulsively readable’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Tells the story of the author’s unique childhood and the extraordinary, shadowy lives of his mother and father’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Truth is stranger than fiction …’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Reads like a Cold War thriller written by John le Carré with an added injection of wry humour’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBBC SATURDAY LIVE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e–\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\"It has always been inculcated into me that no good could ever come of having anything to do with my father…\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Wood’s search for the truth took him on a journey more remarkable than even he had imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Family and Other Spies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSimply stunning ... might be the best non-fiction book I’ve ever read about post-war SIS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' CHARLES BEAUMONT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA remarkable insight into British intelligence in the Cold War…with all the intrigue and suspense of a truly gripping espionage novel'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ALEX GERLIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“This is very entertaining … a fascinating biography”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e STEPHEN DORRIL, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMI6: 50 Years of Special Operations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA compelling personal journey to uncover the truth and an intimate view into one of Britain’s most secretive organisations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' HELEN FRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'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'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ROBERT LYMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45608557674647,"sku":"9780241726358","price":1947.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780241726358.webp?v=1768599950","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/my-family-and-other-spies-9780241726358","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}