ANTIQBOOK
fine books - fair prices | ||||
|
||||
Ask a question or Order this book Browse our books Search our books Book dealer info | Author: REES, JENNY (1942-) Title: Looking for Mr Nobody : the secret life of Goronwy Rees / Jenny Rees Description: London : Phoenix Giant 1997. First Paperback Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 295 pages; Physical description. : viii. 295 p. [12] p of plates : ill.ports. ; 24 cm. Summary: Since Goronwy Rees's death more than a decade ago his daughter Jenny has had to cope with the frequently made allegation that her father was another of the spies recruited at Cambribge in the 1930s. He never disguised his friendship with Guy Burgess who. with Donald Maclean. had defected to Moscow in 1951. and in1979 Rees helped Andrew Boyle unmask Anthony Blunt. the Fourth Man. So. was Rees himself actually a spy? The recent opening of KGB files has acted as a spur to Jenny Rees in her quest to exorcisethe past. The result is full of unexpected revelation. made all the more moving as Jenny Rees discovers for the first time the secret life of her father. Subject: Rees. Goronwy. 1909-1979 - Biography. Authors. Welsh - 20th century - Biography. Espionage. Soviet - Great Britain. Spies - Great Britain - Biography.ISBN: 1857992253. Weight in Kg appr.: Keywords: 1857992253 Price: EUR 16.95 = appr. US$ 18.42 Seller: MW Books - Book number: 213547 |