| Edition |
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition |
| Phys Descr |
415 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, genealogical table ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Random House"--Back of title page |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-407) |
| Contents |
Dad is a spy and Mum is Pakistani -- Surprise, kill and vanish -- Your father is a bastard -- The dense mixed what? -- The talented Mr. Ripley -- The last tango -- Ground control -- To Major Tom -- But, Daddy, that's not your name |
| Summary |
A family memoir about the author's race to document her father's story as a World War II paratrooper before his mind succumbed to dementia relates how he overcame formidable obstacles and maverick impulses to join an elite special ops unit that was a first collaboration between the American and British Secret Services |
| Subject |
Carew, Tom (Thomas Arthur)
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Carew, Keggie
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Carew, Tom (Thomas Arthur) -- Mental health
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Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Dementia -- Patients -- Biography
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| OCLC # |
951452838 |
| ISBN # |
9780802125149 |
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080212514X |
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