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Aug 31, 2020
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Virginia Hall’s life is fascinating and phenomenal, and this well-researched book tells a story that should be shared until it’s common knowledge. It would make a great film subject!
The author’s appreciation for her subject is clear, and by the end, mine was as well, although for such and academic tone, I sometimes bristled at the clear bias/indignation in reporting - there’s nothing wrong with that, per se, but it came late in the book and didn’t fit with the rest of the narrative. On the whol ...more
The author’s appreciation for her subject is clear, and by the end, mine was as well, although for such and academic tone, I sometimes bristled at the clear bias/indignation in reporting - there’s nothing wrong with that, per se, but it came late in the book and didn’t fit with the rest of the narrative. On the whol ...more
