Of Fortunes and War
Clare Hollingworth, first of the female war correspondents
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- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2017
Summary
‘Unputdownable’ - Alexander McCall Smith ‘One of the most unforgettable journalists I have ever met’ - Chris Patten ‘She was a pioneer’ - Kate Adie OBE
After an illustrious career spanning the 20th century legendary journalist Clare Hollingworth died in Hong Kong aged 105 in January 2017. She was famous for getting ‘the scoop of the century’: the outbreak of the Second World War. From witnessing the first aerial bombings against England in the First World War, through Hitler’s Blitzkr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473664814 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473664810 |
| Author: | Patrick Garrett |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 130mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
A fascinating account of an extraordinary career. This vivid story, b eautifully told , is unputdownable
She was regarded by everyone as the most formidable foreign correspondent around, not just of women but out of everyone - John Humphrys
Clare Hollingworth was one of the greatest reporters of the 20th century, and famously scooped the competition by reporting the German invasion of Poland in 1939 before anyone else did, for the Daily Telegraph - Charles MooreClare made an extraordinary impact in journalism. Who did the first interview with the Shah of Iran? Clare Hollingworth. Who did the last interview all those years - 30 - 40 - years later, after he fell? Clare Hollingworth. And she was the only person he wanted to speak to. And that’s really the measure of the woman - John Simpson CBEClare Hollingworth was a remarkable journalist, an inspiration to all reporters but in particular to subsequent generations of women foreign correspondents - Chris Evans, editor, Daily TelegraphPatrick Garrett
PATRICK GARRETT is Clare Hollingworth’s great nephew. He followed his aunt into journalism at an early age, and also ended up attending a fair number of wars and revolutions. Patrick followed Clare to Hong Kong in 1997 to report on its return to Chinese sovereignty.
In 2007 Patrick finally started work writing her biography, little expecting that it would take him nearly a decade. But telling the tale of a life as eventful as Clare’s, spanning more than a century, he should probably have known better.
Patrick divides his time between Hong Kong and Russia.
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