In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin
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The gripping life story of the great war correspondent Marie Colvin told by one of her closest friendsSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDWINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK AWARD Marie Colvin was glamorous, hard-drinking, braver than the boys, with a troubled and rackety personal life. She reported from the most dangerous places in the world and her anecdotes about encounters with figures like Colonel Gaddafi and Yasser Arafat were incomparable. She was much admired, and as famous for her wild parties as for the extraordinary lengths to which she went to tell the story. Fellow foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum draws on unpublished diaries and interviews with friends, family and colleagues to produce a story of one of the most daring and inspirational women of our times. A Sunday Times Book of the Year’A stunningly good biography’ WILLIAM BOYD
Additional information
Weight | 0.315 kg |
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Dimensions | 2.7 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 416 |
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Year Published | 2019-7-25 |
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Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN 10 | 1784703958 |
Review Quote | An extraordinary account of one reporter's fearless and ultimately fatal dedication… Hilsum draws an empathetic portrait of a woman whose courage often crossed into recklessness, both in combat zones and outside them… Now, thanks to Hilsum's deeply reported and passionately written book, Colvin has the full accounting that she deserves |
Other text | A wonderful book – a fitting tribute, certainly, but also a well-told tale of a remarkable life |