{"product_id":"spy-who-loved-paperback","title":"Spy Who Loved - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClare Mulley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Loved \u003c\/i\u003epresents the untold story of Britain's first female Special Agent of World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn June 1952, a woman was murdered by an obsessed colleague in a hotel in the South Kensington district of London. Her name was Christine Granville. That she died young was perhaps unsurprising; that she had survived the Second World War was remarkable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe daughter of a feckless Polish aristocrat and his wealthy Jewish wife, Granville would become one of Britain's most daring and highly decorated special agents. Having fled to Britain on the outbreak of war, she was recruited by the intelligence services and took on mission after mission. She skied over the hazardous High Tatras into occupied Poland, served in Egypt and North Africa, and was later parachuted behind enemy lines into France, where an agent's life expectancy was only six weeks. Her courage, quick wit, and determination won her release from arrest more than once, and saved the lives of several fellow officers--including one of her many lovers--just hours before their execution by the Gestapo. More importantly, the intelligence she gathered in her espionage was a significant contribution to the Allied war effort, and she was awarded the George Medal, the OBE, and the Croix de Guerre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGranville exercised a mesmeric power on those who knew her. In \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Loved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e acclaimed biographer Clare Mulley tells the extraordinary history of this charismatic, difficult, fearless, and altogether extraordinary woman.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCLARE MULLEY is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Saved the Children\u003c\/i\u003e: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb, which won the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003eBiographers' Club Prize. She is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Arvon Book of Life Writing\u003c\/i\u003e and is a seasoned public speaker. She has written for \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Express, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Church Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.22 x 8.35 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978511876397,"sku":"9781250049766","price":32.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/VHNUOEpydFl3UmpmcG11c1puTklOQT09.webp?v=1775805563","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/spy-who-loved-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}