Spy Princess by Shrabani Basu

Spy Princess by Shrabani Basu

This is the riveting story of Noor Inayat Khan, a descendant of an Indian prince, Tipu Sultan (the Tiger of Mysore), who became a British secret agent for SOE during World War II. Noor was one of only three women SOE agents awarded the George Cross and, under torture, revealed nothing, not even her real name.

The inspiring Noor Inayat Khan – posthumous holder of the George Cross and the Croix de Guerre, a Muslim princess and Indian nationalist who gave everything for our freedom – ought to be as popular a heroine in British schools as Florence Nightingale once wasBasu's moving and scrupulous biography might help that to happen

-- Boyd Tonkin, Independent

The true life story of Noor Inayat Khan is the stuff legends are made of: it is indeed stranger than fiction ... It has been meticulously researched .... It makes compelling reading

-- Khushwant Singh, The Tribune (India)

One of the most inspirational stories of World War II ... Reading this book is like watching a butterfly trapped in a net

-- Christopher Hudson, Daily Mail

SHRABANI BASU is a journalist and Sunday Times best-selling author. Her books include the critically acclaimed The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer and Victoria & Abdul (now a major Oscar-nominated motion picture starring Dame Judi Dench). She is the founder of the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust and an ambassador for the RAF Museum. She is a frequent commentator on Indian history and Empire on radio and television, and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of London for services to literature.

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ISBN 13	9780750950565
ISBN 10	0750950560
Title	Spy Princess
Author	Shrabani Basu
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2008-07-14
Number of pages	288
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