The Spy Who Loved Castro by Marita Lorenz
Torn by love and loyalty, she failed to slip him the lethal pills. Her life would take many more twists and turns including having a child with ex-dictator of Venezuela, Marcos Perez Jimenez; Caught up in Cold War intrigue, espionage and conspiracy this is Maritas incredible true story of a young girl, turned spy.
Ilona Marita Lorenz was born in Germany in 1939 and as a child, was interned in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. In the years that followed, she often sailed with her father who was captain of a ship and in 1959, she met Fidel Castro, with whom she fell in love with. Later the CIA would recruit and send her to assassinate Fidel – and act she was unable to commit. Her life would take many more twists and turns – including having a child with ex-dictator of Venezuela, Marcos Pérez Jiménez; testifying about the John G Kennedy assassination; becoming a party girl with close ties to the New York Mafia, as well as a police informant. She lives in America.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785034534 |
| ISBN 10 | 1785034537 |
| Title | The Spy Who Loved Castro |
| Author | Marita Lorenz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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