A Woman of No Importance
The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII's Most Dangerous Spy - 'Reads like a thriller' (Ben Macintyre)
$26.43
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2020
Summary
‘A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER’ BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II
An astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over shocking adversity.
‘A rousing tale of derring-do’ THE TIMES * ‘Riveting’ MICK HERRON * ‘Superb’ IRISH TIMES
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In September 1941, a young American wo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349010168 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349010161 |
| Author: | Sonia Purnell |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 337g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 34mm |
| Series: | Dilly's Story |
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Critics Review
Purnell’s account of Hall’s hectic, amphetamine-fuelled exploits never falters. It recalls Caroline Moorehead’s wonderful book, Village of Secrets, but has an added touch of Ben Macintyre’s brio … A rousing tale of derring-do’ - The Times, Book of the Week
Soon to be a film starring Daisy Ridley, Purnell’s life of the SOE agent Virginia Hall is a cracking story about an extraordinarily brave woman - Telegraph Best Holiday Beach ReadsThe extraordinary facts of [Hall’s] life are brought onto the page here with a well-judged balance of empathy and fine detail. This book is as riveting as any thriller, and as hard to put down - New York TimesRiveting … one of the most breath-taking stories yet told of female courage behind enemy lines … An intimate and moving portrayal - Sarah Helm, author of If This Is A Woman and A Life In SecretsBrimming with moving tales of courage in the face of tyranny, this is a worthy tribute to an incredible figure - Sunday MirrorPurnell mixes telling detail with narrative verve to convey both the excitements of Hall’s precarious existence and the force of her indomitable spirit - Mail on SundayWith her thriller-writer’s style and copious new research, Purnell has written a fitting and moving tribute to an amazing woman - The EconomistAbout The Author
Sonia Purnell
Sonia Purnell is a prize-winning and bestselling biographer, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, whose books have sold over 1 million copies in English worldwide.
Her latest work, Kingmaker: Pamela Churchill Harriman’s astonishing life of seduction, power & intrigue, was published to huge media acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Purnell is interested in setting the record straight on twentieth-century women whose lives have been overlooked, misrepresented or misunderstood by history, works that led to her recently being described as ‘one of the most accomplished biographers of our time’.
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII’s Most Dangerous Spy won the 2020 Plutarch Award for Best Biography and was a New York Times bestseller. Her book First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill was a book of the year in the Daily Telegraph and Independent and was shortlisted for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography. Her first book, Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition, was longlisted for the Orwell prize.
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