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Sonia Purnell is a British writer and journalist who has worked at The Economist, The Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times. Her books include Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill, which was chosen as book of the year by The Telegraph and The Independent, and was a finalist for the Plutarch Award.

She also wrote the book and screenplay for the future film about Virginia Hall - A Woman of No Importance, produced by J.J. Abrams.[1][2] It was chosen as a "Best Book of the Year" by NPR.[3]

Bibliography

Year Title Ref.
2012 Just Boris [4]
2015 Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill [5]
2019 A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII’s Most Dangerous Spy [6]

References

  1. ^ "Sonia Purnell | Penguin Random House". Penguinrandomhouse.com.
  2. ^ "Sonia Purnell". Soniapurnell.com.
  3. ^ "'A Woman Of No Importance' Finally Gets Her Due". NPR.
  4. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/27/just-boris-sonia-purnell-review
  5. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/books/review/clementine-the-life-of-mrs-winston-churchill-by-sonia-purnell.html
  6. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/books/review/sonia-purnell-woman-no-importance-virginia-hall.html