{"product_id":"a-woman-of-no-importance","title":"A Woman of No Importance","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"7g085h-u44zbr-ux0oc2-b4ct15\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003eThe Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNPR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, BookBrowse, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSpectator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTimes of London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“E\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003excellent…This book is as riveting as any thriller, and as hard to put down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.” --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A compelling biography of a masterful spy, and a reminder of what can be done with a few brave people -- and a little resistance.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A meticiulous history that reads like a thriller.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBen Macintyre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA never-before-told story of Virginia Hall, the American spy who changed the course of World War II, from the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eClementine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: \"She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe target in their sights was Virginia Hall, a Baltimore socialite who talked her way into Special Operations Executive, the spy organization dubbed Winston Churchill's \"Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.\" She became the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines and--despite her prosthetic leg--helped to light the flame of the French Resistance, revolutionizing secret warfare as we know it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirginia established vast spy networks throughout France, called weapons and explosives down from the skies, and became a linchpin for the Resistance. Even as her face covered wanted posters and a bounty was placed on her head, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate. She finally escaped through a death-defying hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown. But she plunged back in, adamant that she had more lives to save, and led a victorious guerilla campaign, liberating swathes of France from the Nazis after D-Day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on new and extensive research, Sonia Purnell has for the first time uncovered the full secret life of Virginia Hall--an astounding and inspiring story of heroism, spycraft, resistance, and personal triumph over shocking adversity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Woman of No Importance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the breathtaking story of how one woman's fierce persistence helped win the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51867638726939,"sku":null,"price":46.11,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51867638759707,"sku":null,"price":22.88,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kindle Edition","offer_id":51867638792475,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3343\/9771\/files\/a-woman-of-no-importance-non-fiction-book-cover-features-444.webp?v=1776286422","url":"https:\/\/goldenlambpublishing.ca\/products\/a-woman-of-no-importance","provider":"Golden Lamb Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}