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SPIES FAMILIES SECRETS perfect for anyone who enjoyed A SPY AMONG FRIENDS
Originally published as LOOKING FOR MR NOBODY
A fascinating true story of one mans connection to the Cambridge Spy Ring and his daughters search for the truth
A book which deserves nothing but praise SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
What makes this book memorable is Reess moving account of her own attempt to come to terms with her fathers secret her poignant memoir gives a rare insight into the experiences of families whose fathers joined the ranks of Stalins Englishmen SUNDAY TIMES
Since Goronwy Reess death his daughter Jenny has had to cope with the frequently made allegation that her father was another of the spies recruited at Cambridge in the 1930s He never disguised his friendship with Guy Burgess who with Donald Maclean had defected to Moscow in 1951 and in 1979 Rees helped Andrew Boyle unmask Anthony Blunt the Fourth Man
So was Rees himself actually a spy The opening of KGB files has acted as a spur to Jenny Rees in her quest to exorcise the past The result is full of unexpected revelation made all the more moving as she discovers for the first time the secret life of her father
Previously published as LOOKING FOR MR NOBODY
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