A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
Apr 25, 2019
1 minute
Author Sonia Purnell Publisher Virago Price £20 Released Out now
“Sonia Purnell brings Virginia Hall vividly back to life”
Virginia Hall is a name that will be unfamiliar, Hall lost a leg after a pre-war shooting accident but to her, this was merely an inconvenience. Operating behind enemy lines during World War II and escaping her enemies via an arduous trek through the Pyrenees, Hall faced the constant threat of arrest, torture and death, and at times the book reads almost like a thriller, filled with danger and suspicion. Yet after the war she was sidelined to a desk job for the CIA, her celebrated and highly decorated career less important than her gender and perceived disability.
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