Sonia Purnell has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.7★ across 54 ratings. The most-rated is A Woman of No Importance.
A Woman of No Importance
Summary
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator, and the Times of London Shortlisted for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography “Excellent.... This book is as riveting as any thriller, and as hard to put down.” (The New York Times Book Review) "A compelling biography of a masterful spy, and a reminder of what can be done with a few brave people - and a little resistance." (NPR) "A meticiulous history that reads like a thriller." (Ben Macintyre) A never-before-told story of Virginia Hall, the American spy who changed the course of World War II, from the author of Clementine In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her." The target in their sights was Virginia Hall, a Baltimore socialite who talked her way into Special Operations Executive, the spy organization dubbed Winston Churchill's "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare." She became the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines and - despite her prosthetic leg - helped to light the flame of the French Resistance, revolutionizing secret warfare as we know it. Virginia established vast spy networks throughout France, called weapons and explosives down from the skies, and became a linchpin for the Resistance. Even as her face covered wanted posters and a bounty was placed on her head, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate. She finally escaped through a death-defying hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown. But she plunged back in, adamant that she had more lives to save, and led a victorious guerilla campaign, liberating swathes of France from the Nazis after D-Day. Based on new and extensive research, Sonia Purnell has for the first time uncovered the full secret life of Virginia Hall - an astounding and inspiring story of heroism, spycraft, resistance, and personal triumph over shocking adversity. A Woman of No Importance is the breathtaking story of how one woman's fierce persistence helped win the war.
©2019 Sonia Purnell (P)2019 Penguin Audio
Clementine
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A long-overdue tribute to the extraordinary woman behind Winston Churchill. By Winston Churchill's own admission, victory in the Second World War would have been "impossible without her". Until now, however, the only existing biography of Churchill's wife, Clementine, was written by her daughter. Sonia Purnell finally gives Clementine her due with a deeply researched account that tells her life story, revealing how she was instrumental in softening FDR's initial dislike of her husband and paving the way for Britain's close relationship with America. It also provides a surprising account of her relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt and their differing approaches to the war effort. Born into impecunious aristocracy, the young Clementine was the target of cruel snobbery. Many wondered why Winston married her, but their marriage proved to be an exceptional partnership. Beautiful and intelligent but driven by her own insecurities, she made his career her mission. Any real consideration of Winston Churchill is incomplete without an understanding of their relationship, and Clementine is both the first real biography of this remarkable woman and a fascinating look inside their private world.
©2015 Sonia Purnell (P)2015 Recorded Books
First Lady
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Without Churchill's inspiring leadership, Britain could not have survived its darkest hour and repelled the Nazi menace. Without his wife, Clementine, however, he might never have become Prime Minister. By his own admission, the Second World War would have been 'impossible without her'. Clementine was Winston's emotional rock and his most trusted confidante. Yet her ability to charm Britain's allies and her humanitarian efforts on the home front earned her deep respect. Now Sonia Purnell explores the peculiar dynamics of this fascinating union.
©2016 Sonia Purnell (P)2016 Oakhill Publishing
Una mujer sin importancia
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En 1942 la gestapo envió una transmisión urgente: «Ella es la más peligrosa de todas las espías aliadas. Debemos encontrarla y destruirla». Virginia Hall, una joven estadounidense rechazada por el Servicio de su país por ser mujer y por haber perdido la pierna izquierda, fue la primera espía en ingresar a una misión secreta en Francia durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Sus proezas son muestra del valor y la astucia que la caracterizaron como agente. Se infiltró como periodista en Vichy y en Lyon, peligrosamente cerca de los nazis; organizó una red de agentes bajo el territorio enemigo; liberó a prisioneros de situaciones que parecían irremediables; y hasta dinamitó puentes para sabotear las operaciones alemanas. Su fama la consagró como la Dama Coja: la espía más buscada por la Gestapo. Con todo y Cuthbert, su pierna prostética, cruzó los Pirineos a pie para huir de los nazis y, después de la guerra, se convirtió en una de las primeras agentes de la cia. Virginia fue una de las espías más grandes de la historia; sin embargo, su vida permanecía sin contarse...hasta ahora. Una mujer sin importancia revela el cautivador relato de una heroína poderosa, influyente y sorprendentemente ignorada. Gracias a su capacidad para sobrepasar sus limitaciones físicas y la discriminación de género, Virginia Hall logró cambiar el curso de la historia. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©2020 Sonia Purnell (P)2020 Editorial Planeta México