Dadland / Keggie Carew.
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TextPublisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2017Edition: First Grove Atlantic hardcover editionDescription: 415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780802125149
- 080212514X
- 940.54/8641092Â BÂ 23
- DA566.9.C26Â C37 2017
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Independence Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Independence Public Library | Adult Books | 940.54 CAREW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 36123001598919 |
"First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Random House"--Back of title page.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-407).
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.
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.
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