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Bookpossum · 01-03-2016, 07:47 PM

Thanks for these great links, Bookworm_Girl. Both fascinating. I hadn't realised that Blunt was a third cousin of the Queen-Mother, which goes some way to understanding how he was protected for so long. And I really enjoyed the Knightley article. So ironic that the spy world is so paranoid that they don't trust even their most valuable assets.

My copy has just arrived at last - hurrah! - so I shall start reading it today.

01-03-2016, 07:47 PM	#16
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Thanks for these great links, Bookworm_Girl. Both fascinating. I hadn't realised that Blunt was a third cousin of the Queen-Mother, which goes some way to understanding how he was protected for so long. And I really enjoyed the Knightley article. So ironic that the spy world is so paranoid that they don't trust even their most valuable assets. My copy has just arrived at last - hurrah! - so I shall start reading it today.