{"product_id":"my-family-and-other-spies-alistair-wood-9781405971980","title":"My Family and Other Spies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary true story of growing up inside MI6, uncovering family secrets, and tracing a legacy of British espionage across half a century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A fabulous romp of a book--part John le Carré, part Ealing comedy... compulsively readable.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Tells the story of the author's unique childhood and the extraordinary, shadowy lives of his mother and father.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Truth is stranger than fiction...\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Reads like a Cold War thriller written by John le Carré with an added injection of wry humor.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBBC Saturday Live\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"It has always been inculcated into me that no good could ever come of having anything to do with my father...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As a boy, \u003cb\u003eAlistair Wood\u003c\/b\u003e grew up within the high-security walls of an MI6 training camp, surrounded by some of the most senior--and most colorful--figures in Secret Intelligence Service history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After all, he was family. His mother was one of a handful of women who operated behind the lines in postwar Berlin. His father, once one of Britain's most highly regarded intelligence officers, was an absent and enigmatic figure--the reasons for his sudden departure from the Service still classified to this day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wood's search for the truth took him on a journey more remarkable than even he had imagined. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Family and Other Spies\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping exploration of an extraordinary, scarcely believable life: a globe-trotting spy story that spans from the gathering storm before the Second World War to the fall of Communism--and a son's reckoning with the secrets of his past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alistair Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405971983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405971980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Alistair Wood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487461781759,"sku":"9781405971980","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_433285f4-a007-42bd-9848-b581a9e0313b.jpg?v=1778060602","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-family-and-other-spies-alistair-wood-9781405971980","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}