I enjoyed reading this book because it was about a young man, Phil who was 18, and his grandmother, Emma who was in her middle sixties, when they went on holiday together back in 1979. Who would have thought that for a young man of 18, a holiday with his gran could be a great adventure. Most boys of that age would wince at the thought of going on holiday , just them and their gran.
However, Emma was not any old gran and this was not any old holiday. This was a tour of Europe where Emma had worked as a spy back in the years just before the second world war. Although the story is set in 1979, much of it takes us back to the late 1930s as Emma shows Phil places where she lived and stayed while her husband worked as a diplomat. Phil is then able to learn many of his family secrets that had not come to light before, especially the story of his mysterious great uncle Hugh .
However, Emma was not any old gran and this was not any old holiday. This was a tour of Europe where Emma had worked as a spy back in the years just before the second world war. Although the story is set in 1979, much of it takes us back to the late 1930s as Emma shows Phil places where she lived and stayed while her husband worked as a diplomat. Phil is then able to learn many of his family secrets that had not come to light before, especially the story of his mysterious great uncle Hugh .