Dangerous Friends: My Father and the Cambridge Spy Ring
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Dangerous Friends: My Father and the Cambridge Spy Ring
By (Author) Jenny Rees
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
15th November 2022
2nd June 2022
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Memoirs
Biography: historical, political and military
Biography: general
327.1247041
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 154mm, Height 240mm, Spine 30mm
400g
Description
SPIES... FAMILIES... SECRETS - perfect for anyone who enjoyed A SPY AMONG FRIENDS
Originally published as LOOKING FOR MR NOBODYA fascinating true story of one man's connection to the Cambridge Spy Ring and his daughter's search for the truth.'A book which deserves nothing but praise' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'What makes [this book] memorable is Rees's moving account of her own attempt to come to terms with her father's "secret" ... her poignant memoir gives a rare insight into the experiences of families whose fathers joined the ranks of "Stalin's Englishmen"' SUNDAY TIMESSince Goronwy Rees's 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 NOBODYReviews
A book which deserves nothing but praise * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
What makes [this book] memorable is Rees's moving account of her own attempt to come to terms with her father's "secret" ... her poignant memoir gives a rare insight into the experiences of families whose fathers joined the ranks of "Stalin's Englishmen" ... Jenny Rees now probably understands her father better than he did himself * SUNDAY TIMES *
A touching, unsentimental book worth reading * SPECTATOR *
Resolute but tender * TLS *
A sensitive voyage of discovery * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Author Bio
Jenny Rees, the eldest of Goronwy Rees's five children, had a long career in journalism, concluding with ten years at the Daily Telegraph. She has two sons, to whom this book is dedicated, and now lives in a small town in Andalucia.
