Papa Spy: Love, Faith, and Betrayal in Wartime Spain (Hardcover) by Jimmy Burns

from sprunger19

This book was disappointing. While the premise sounds exciting, spies in Spain during World War II, the style in which it was written causes the book to fall flat. Written by Jimmy Burns, an accomplished journalist and author of other books, it is supposed to tell the tale of his late father. The...

from ebethe

I expected a can't put it down real life spy story written in tribute to a father by a son, and came up with a tribute to a father written as a means of promoting a myth. This book was disappointing, from the difficult to follow flash backs and flash sideways to the flat writing style to the pict...

from dichosa

Really struggling to get thru the book. After reading some of the other reviews, I noticed I am not alone. Will continue to read and maybe change my mind, but so far the first half is uncoordinated.

from satchmo77

I was looking forward to reading Papa Spy. Sorry to say it was a huge disappointment. There were way to many characters, and so much information that in my opinion wasn't needed to further the story along. The story was supposed to be about Tom Burns, and his efforts in Spain during WW11 to try a...

from Stronghart

A son's homage to a father who had lived an important life. Familiar with Spain he was sent there to keep Franco neutral. His deeply felt Catholicism was a factor in the choice made by the Ministry of Information, but also was an aid to his efforts. Kim Philby accused him of being a German Spy in...