{"product_id":"looking-for-trouble","title":"Looking for Trouble","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis trailblazing female war reporter's memoir is a rediscovered classic, introduced by Christina Lamb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadrid in the Spanish Civil War\u003cbr\u003ePrague during the Munich crisis\u003cbr\u003eBerlin the day Germany invaded Poland\u003cbr\u003eHelsinki as the Russians attacked\u003cbr\u003eMoscow betrayed by the Nazis\u003cbr\u003eParis as it fell to the Germans\u003cbr\u003eLondon on the first day of the Blitz\u003cbr\u003eVirginia Cowles has seen it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a pioneering female correspondent, she reported from Europe from the 1930s into the Second World War, watching 'the lights in the death-chamber go out one by one' from the frontline - always in the right place at the right time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlinging off her heels under shellfire; meeting Hitler ('an inconspicuous little man'); gossiping with Churchill by his goldfish pond; dancing in the bomb-blasted Ritz; reading The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism on a Soviet train; eating reindeer with guerrilla skiers ... Introduced by Christina Lamb, Cowles' incredible dispatches will make you an eyewitness to the twentieth-century as you have never experienced it before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Passionate and vivid ... A brave reporter and fine writer.' Lindsey Hilsum (Channel 4 News, International Editor, and author of In Extremis; the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Forrest Gump of early World War II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe queen of historical name-dropping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoly cow! What a wonderful find!!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost unexpectedly great book that I have read in years. Reads like a novel [but] this is real life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best book I've read this year ... Exquisitely written [day-to-day] drama of history ... Breathtakingly fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67723982307645,"sku":"9780571367542","price":12.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3135\/9805\/files\/9780571367542.jpg?v=1792198295","url":"https:\/\/bookclub.org.nz\/products\/looking-for-trouble","provider":"Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}