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Standard delivery orders are usually sent with either Royal Mail and Parcelforce. We aim to dispatch all items which are in stock on the same working day when orders are received by 14:00. Sonia writes for several newspapers and is a regular broadcaster in Britain and abroad. Her first book, Just Boris, was longlisted for the Orwell Prize her second, First Lady, was shortlisted for the Plutarch Prize. WINNER of the PLUTARCH AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHY About the AuthorSonia Purnell is an author, journalist and broadcaster. a rounded portrait of a complicated, resourceful, determined and above all brave woman' IRISH TIMES

'A cracking story about an extraordinarily brave woman' TELEGRAPH This is a spy history like no other, telling the story of the hunting accident that disabled her, the discrimination she fought and the secret life that helped her triumph over shocking adversity. The first woman to go undercover for British SOE, her intelligence changed the course of the war - but her fight was still not over. She is there to spark the resistance.īy 1942 Virginia Hall was the Gestapo's most urgent target, having infiltrated Vichy command, trained civilians in guerrilla warfare and sprung soldiers from Nazi prison camps. Her wooden leg is disguised by a determined gait and a distracting beauty. In September 1941, a young American woman strides up the steps of a hotel in Lyon, Vichy France.

'A rousing tale of derring-do' THE TIMES * 'Riveting' MICK HERRON * 'Superb' IRISH TIMES 'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR IIĪn astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over shocking adversity. The New York Times bestseller: the incredible untold story of Virginia Hall, an American woman with a wooden leg who infiltrated Occupied France for the SOE and became the Gestapo's most wanted Allied spy, written by acclaimed biographer Sonia Purnell.
