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Sonia Purnell is a British writer and journalist who has worked at The Economist, The Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times. Her books include Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill, which was chosen as book of the year by The Telegraph and The Independent, and was a finalist for the Plutarch Award. She also wrote the book and screenplay for the future film about Virginia Hall – A Woman of No Importance, produced by J. J. Abrams. It was chosen as a "Best Book of the Year" by NPR. Bibliography References . Discover the Sonia Purnell popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Sonia Purnell books.

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  • Lighting the Fuse synopsis, comments

    Lighting the Fuse

    Lucy Lewis

    Imagine standing over a bomb you need to make a choice. Remember, your life depends on it.In this extraordinary memoir, Lucy Lewis reveals the hidden world of bomb disposal traini...

  • Code Name Badass synopsis, comments

    Code Name Badass

    Heather Demetrios

    “Bringing together rigorous research and a vibrant writing style” (School Library Journal), Code Name Verity meets Inglourious Basterds in this riotous, spirited biography of the m...

  • Battles of Conscience synopsis, comments

    Battles of Conscience

    Tobias Kelly

    A groundbreaking new study brings us a very different picture of the Second World War, asking fundamental questions about ethical commitmentsAccounts of the Second World War usuall...

  • The Army that Never Was synopsis, comments

    The Army that Never Was

    Taylor Downing

    The full, dramatic story behind Operation Fortitudethe biggest subterfuge of World War IIand the plan to mislead the Germans into thinking that the invasion of Europe would come at...

  • Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons synopsis, comments

    Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons

    Charlotte Gray

    A captivating dual biography of two famous women whose sons would change the course of the 20th centuryby awardwinning historian Charlotte Gray.Born into upperclass America in the ...

  • My East End synopsis, comments

    My East End

    Gilda O'Neill

    'Every page is a delight. Every chapter made vivid by a writer who has poured heart and soul into her book' Val Hennessy, Daily MailThe East End of London cockneys, criminals, str...

  • Spies and Traitors synopsis, comments

    Spies and Traitors

    Michael Holzman

    A brilliant exposé of how Kim Philbythe masterspy and notorious double agentbecame the mentor, and later, mortal enemy, of James Angleton, who would eventually lead the C...