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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\u003cb\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 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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSimply stunning ... might be the best non-fiction book I’ve ever read about post-war SIS\u003c\/b\u003e' CHARLES BEAUMONT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eA remarkable insight into British intelligence in the Cold War…with all the intrigue and suspense of a truly gripping espionage novel'\u003c\/b\u003e ALEX GERLIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This is very entertaining … a fascinating biography”\u003c\/b\u003e STEPHEN DORRIL, author of \u003ci\u003eMI6: 50 Years of Special Operations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA compelling personal journey to uncover the truth and an intimate view into one of Britain’s most secretive organisations\u003c\/b\u003e' HELEN FRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e ROBERT LYMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eAs one of the only members of his family not to have been employed by the Secret Intelligence Service, Alistair Wood has enjoyed a reassuringly respectable (and successful) career in advertising, working in the UK, US, Korea, and South-East Asia. 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