She Landed By Moonlight by Carole Seymour-Jones
Seventy years ago, in September 1943, Pearl Witherington's parachute dropped behind enemy lines. This is her incredible story.
The truth is that Sebastian Faulk's novel..stands on its own, but so does She Landed by Moonlight, the long-awaited biography that Agent Pearl deserves. * The Times *
Dialogue is recreated, scenes are set and we are given a character's thoughts, feelings and reactions. Pearl's story [is] so well-documented and her exploits so extraordinary. * Independent Book of the Week *
Quietly moving... Carol Seymour-Jones has done an excellent job in bringing Witherington's courage, commitment and ability to light, sensibly focusing on her war years when she lived to her full potential. * Spectator *
It took until 2004 - four years before her death - for her own country to belatedly present her with a CBE. As this biography makes clear, the brave and wholly admirable Pearl Witherington deserved much, much better. * Sunday Times *
Carole Seymour-Jones does full justice to a truly remarkable and little-known woman. * Country Life *
This biography successfully establishes her in the pantheon of the very bravest and best, up there with such legendary figures as Violette Szabo, Andree Borrel, Madeline Damerment and Nancy Wake. -- Sebastian Faulks * Mail on Sunday *
Thoroughly researched and perceptive * The Lady *
Dialogue is recreated, scenes are set and we are given a character's thoughts, feelings and reactions. Pearl's story [is] so well-documented and her exploits so extraordinary. * Independent Book of the Week *
Quietly moving... Carol Seymour-Jones has done an excellent job in bringing Witherington's courage, commitment and ability to light, sensibly focusing on her war years when she lived to her full potential. * Spectator *
It took until 2004 - four years before her death - for her own country to belatedly present her with a CBE. As this biography makes clear, the brave and wholly admirable Pearl Witherington deserved much, much better. * Sunday Times *
Carole Seymour-Jones does full justice to a truly remarkable and little-known woman. * Country Life *
This biography successfully establishes her in the pantheon of the very bravest and best, up there with such legendary figures as Violette Szabo, Andree Borrel, Madeline Damerment and Nancy Wake. -- Sebastian Faulks * Mail on Sunday *
Thoroughly researched and perceptive * The Lady *
Carole Seymour-Jones was born in Wales. She was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for her biography of Vivienne Eliot, first wife of TS Eliot. Her most recent biography of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, A Dangerous Liaison, received widespread acclaim. Carole is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Surrey, and former Deputy President and chair of the Writers in Prison Committee of English PEN, the writers' charity.
She has three children and lives with her husband in London and Surrey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781444724608 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444724606 |
| Title | She Landed By Moonlight |
| Author | Carole Seymour-Jones |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2013-07-04 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
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