The Reading Diaries #12
Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-day, by Stephan Talty
From my TBR? No.
A biography of a Spanish double agent working for the British during WW2.
I learned about Garbo thanks to a Tumblr post, of all things. It was interesting to see how his story was much more put together and intentional than what the post makes it seem. For example, he wasn't a random kitchen farmer: he was the son of a wealthy industrialist, he fought in the Spanish civil was to try and escape the war (if that makes sense), he was a terrible chicken farmer for a while and then he became a terrible hotel manager. This probably sounds even more chaotic but trust me, read the book and there is fil rouge.
I must say that some of the spy plots went over me. All that double crossings... I don't know if it was me or if it was explained badly (probably me).
I've been reading a lot about the WW2 as seen by the British lately so this will be my last read on the topic for a while, I think.
