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Books > Fiction > True stories > Endurance & survival
**Formerly published as The Lost Boys** 'Remarkable. A powerful,
engrossing story of a journey into the heart of darkness and final
escape from it' Sunday Times In September, 1944, the SS march into
a remote Italian castle, arrest a mother and seize her two sons,
aged just two and three. If Hitler has his way she will never see
them again. For Fey Pirzio-Biroli is the daughter of Ulrich von
Hassell, executed days before after the failed assassination of the
Fuhrer. Mercilessly cast into the Nazi death machine, Fey must
cling to the hope that one day she will escape and rescue her lost
children . . . 'Riveting, important, reads like a terrifying
thriller' Daily Telegraph 'Heartbreaking. It started with a plot to
kill Hitler. It ended in one of the most astonishing and moving
stories of the war' Daily Mail 'Extraordinary. A rich, deep,
gripping read' Guardian 'As thrilling as any novel. Bailey has an
extraordinary talent for bringing history to life' Kate Atkinson
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Noor
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Azma Dar
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R297
Discovery Miles 2 970
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Ships in 9 - 17 working days
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Princess, poet, pacifist ... and World War II spy. The enigmatic,
indefinable Noor Inayat Khan was an unlikely recruit to the SOE as
an undercover wireless operator. How did she face off fascism with
such courage and resilience and evade capture longer than any of
her counterparts? Noor's moving and inspirational story takes us
across borders and time into a shadowy world of espionage, as
British officer Vera Atkins and Gestapo Major Hans Kieffer trade
secrets to uncover the woman behind the code names. From her Sufi
mysticism to her astonishing creativity, Noor's individuality was
ultimately her greatest strength. Reviews of previous work: "... an
incredible new voice; witty and wise." - Adele Parks "...some of
the best, cutting edge Asian theatre." - The Herald, Scotland
In 2013, Mick May was diagnosed with the fatal asbestos-linked
cancer, mesothelioma, whose average medical life expectancy is 10
months. Seven years later he is flourishing, full of joie de vivre,
with a long life-expectancy ahead of him. His case has made medical
history and is giving new hope to a multitude of terminally ill
cancer sufferers around the world. Mick's medical journey makes for
a fascinating read as it weaves from the pain of his many
treatments to the pleasures of his frequent fishing trips to
British and exotic International rivers. Threaded into this are
snapshots of Mick's creation and leadership of a leading offender
rehabilitation charity; his deepening religious faith; his
successful legal action against the merchant bank whose offices
exposed him to asbestos in the 1980s; his chairmanship of a school
ravaged by the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, and the happiness
of his family life with his remarkable wife and six children.
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