{"product_id":"9780349010168","title":"A Woman of No Importance","description":"Author: Sonia Purnell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349010168\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Mar 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003e An astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over shocking adversity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e   'A rousing tale of derring-do' \u003c\/b\u003eTHE TIMES   *   \u003cb\u003e'Riveting' \u003c\/b\u003eMICK HERRON   *   \u003cb\u003e'Superb' \u003c\/b\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e                                                       THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 1941, a young American woman strides up the steps of a hotel in Lyon, Vichy France. Her papers say she is a journalist. Her wooden leg is disguised by a determined gait and a distracting beauty. She is there to spark the resistance.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy 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. The first woman to go undercover for British SOE, her intelligence changed the course of the war - but her fight was still not over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A cracking story about an extraordinarily brave woman' \u003c\/b\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping ... superb ... a rounded portrait of a complicated, resourceful, determined and above all brave woman' \u003c\/b\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the PLUTARCH AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e***Sonia Purnell's new book KINGMAKER: PAMELA CHURCHILL HARRIMAN'S ASTONISHING LIFE OF SEDUCTION, INTRIGUE AND POWER is out now***","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857130930334,"sku":"ADS-9780349010168","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349010168.jpg?v=1781481556","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349010168","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}