{"product_id":"looking-for-trouble-by-virginia-cowles","title":"Looking for Trouble by Virginia Cowles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis sensational 1941 memoir of life on wartime Europe's frontline by a\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003etrailblazing female reporter is an 'unforgettable' (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e) rediscovered classic, introduced by Christina Lamb (who calls her 'the Forrest Gump of journalism').\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paris\u003c\/b\u003e as it fell to the Nazis\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLondon\u003c\/b\u003e on the first day of the Blitz\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBerlin\u003c\/b\u003e the day Germany invaded Poland\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMadrid\u003c\/b\u003e in the Spanish Civil War\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePrague\u003c\/b\u003e during the Munich crisis\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLapland\u003c\/b\u003e as the Russians attacked\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMoscow\u003c\/b\u003e betrayed by the Germans\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eVirginia Cowles has seen it all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As a pioneering female correspondent, she reported from the frontline of 1930s Europe into the Second World War, always in the right place at the right time. Flinging off her heels under shellfire; meeting Hitler ('an inconspicuous little man'); gossiping with Churchill by his goldfish pond; dancing in the bomb-blasted Ritz ... Introduced by Christina Lamb, Cowles' incredible dispatches make you an eyewitness to the twentieth century as you have never experienced it before.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eAn amazingly brilliant reporter ... One of the most engrossing [books] the war has produced.' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe queen of historical name-dropping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHoly cow! What a wonderful find!!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMost unexpectedly great book that I have read in years. Reads like a novel [but] this is real life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe best book I've read this year ... Exquisitely written [day-to-day] drama of history ... Breathtakingly fresh.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI can't recommend this book enough. Cowles' voice and humanity are her greatest assets, but her willingness to be where the action was - and always find trouble - paid off.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA marvel. Her ability to capture anecdotes and dialogue that offer surprising insights into historic personages and events is a frequent source of wonder. It was difficult for me not to drive my family crazy wanting to read them quotes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe intrepid Virginia Cowles was in the right places at the right times and connected to the right people. What a life she led!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780571367542\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43016208646207,"sku":null,"price":31.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/11351533482391.jpg?v=1773747482","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/looking-for-trouble-by-virginia-cowles","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}