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Lindsey Hilsum is the author of "In Extremis: the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin" (2018)and "Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution" (2012). She is the international editor of Channel 4 News, and has covered many of the conflicts of recent times including Syria, Ukraine and Libya as well as the Trump administration, terror attacks in Europe and refugee movements. She was Beijing Bureau Chief from 2006-8, and reported from Baghdad during the 2003 US invasion, and Belgrade during the NATO campaign in Kosovo. In 1994, she was the only English-speaking foreign correspondent in Rwanda when the genocide started. Lindsey writes for Granta and the New York Review of Books, and has won several awards for her journalism including the Patr ...more

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I just read In Extremis, an amazing book. Thank you for writing it. My review is on Goodreads and www.docs-book.com. How long did it take you to research and actually sit down and write? Steve F.

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glad you enjoyed it. I have a day job as International Editor of Channel 4 News, so there was quite a lot of juggling time! It took me a yea…moreHi Steve -
glad you enjoyed it. I have a day job as International Editor of Channel 4 News, so there was quite a lot of juggling time! It took me a year to read the diaries and lots of other biographies and interview ppl in the UK, all the while doing my job which involves a lot of travelling. Then I took four months off for a Fellowship at a US university where I had to teach a bit, but could do all my research in the USA and start writing. Then I went back to work, and then took another three months off work to write, So the whole process took three years, but most of that time I was also working. Looking back, I'm not sure how I did it.... oh and the another year editing, researching photos etc.....(less)

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Lindsey Hilsum I spend most of my time reporting for Channel 4 News, which means lots of travelling and a quick turnaround of stories. Writing gives me time to refle…moreI spend most of my time reporting for Channel 4 News, which means lots of travelling and a quick turnaround of stories. Writing gives me time to reflect.(less)

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	In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin 4.42 avg rating — 5,005 ratings — published 2018 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution 4.06 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granta 154: I’ve Been Away for a While by Sigrid Rausing (Editor/Introduction), Eva Baltasar (Contributor), Dan Shurley (Contributor) 3.59 avg rating — 111 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granta 160: Conflict by Sigrid Rausing, Aidan Cottrell-Boyce, Jane Delury (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 77 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Brought the War with Me: Stories and Poems from the Front Line 4.38 avg rating — 52 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granta 51: Big Men by Bill Buford (Editor), Claire Messud, Clive Sinclair 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chatto Windus I Brought the War with Me Stories and Poems from the Front Line. 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granta Italia n. 5: Il male by Stephen King (Goodreads Author), Cosimo Argentina, Teresa Ciabatti 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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First opportunity to buy In Extremis.

First opportunity to buy In Extremis! 11th October at the Cheltenham Literary Festival where I’m chairing a debate on Syria.

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“Yet Marie’s was a true faith, and she believed it utterly. She still had her American seriousness of purpose, her heart proudly visible on her sleeve, uncorrupted by British cynicism. She was the champion of bearing witness so that even if no one stopped the wars, they could never say they had not known what was happening.”
― Lindsey Hilsum, In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin

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“The real difficulty is having enough faith in humanity to believe that someone will care,” she said.”
― Lindsey Hilsum, In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin

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“She was the champion of bearing witness so that even if no one stopped the wars, they could never say they had not known what was happening.”
― Lindsey Hilsum, In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin

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