Of Fortunes and War by Patrick Garrett
The biography of acclaimed 20th century journalist Clare Hollingworth who scooped the outbreak of World War 2 - one of the inspirations behind the BBC TV series WORLD ON FIRE.
A fascinating account of an extraordinary careerThis vivid story, beautifully told, is unputdownable * Alexander McCall Smith *
Clare Hollingworth is certainly one of the most unforgettable journalists I have ever met and one of the greatest journalists of the 20th century * Chris Patten *
She was regarded by everyone as the most formidable foreign correspondent around, not just of women but out of everyone * John Humphrys *
Clare Hollingworth was one of the greatest reporters of the 20th century, and famously scooped the competition by reporting the German invasion of Poland in 1939 before anyone else did, for the Daily Telegraph * Charles Moore *
She was a pioneer * Kate Adie OBE *
Clare made an extraordinary impact in journalism. Who did the first interview with the Shah of Iran? Clare Hollingworth. Who did the last interview all those years - 30 - 40 - years later, after he fell? Clare Hollingworth. And she was the only person he wanted to speak to. And that's really the measure of the woman * John Simpson CBE *
It was her dispatches that alerted the British Foreign Office to the fact that Germany had invaded Poland in 1939. Many of us who have come afterwards, and the generations afterwards, look back and are proud to remember that it is not us pioneering. It's them. It's Clare and that band of women who really did it for us * Christiane Amanpour CBE *
Clare Hollingworth was a remarkable journalist, an inspiration to all reporters but in particular to subsequent generations of women foreign correspondents * Chris Evans, editor, Daily Telegraph *
Patrick Garrett's biography of his great-aunt Clare Hollingworth, Of Fortunes and War, is an enthrallingly well-researched and clear-eyed account of the career of this fearless war correspondent. It's fascinating on the excitements of life in wartime Bucharest and Beirut and on Hollingworth's friendship with Burgess, Maclean and Philby, as well as satisfyingly thorough on her personal life. -- Markie Robson-Scott * The Tablet *
Clare Hollingworth is certainly one of the most unforgettable journalists I have ever met and one of the greatest journalists of the 20th century * Chris Patten *
She was regarded by everyone as the most formidable foreign correspondent around, not just of women but out of everyone * John Humphrys *
Clare Hollingworth was one of the greatest reporters of the 20th century, and famously scooped the competition by reporting the German invasion of Poland in 1939 before anyone else did, for the Daily Telegraph * Charles Moore *
She was a pioneer * Kate Adie OBE *
Clare made an extraordinary impact in journalism. Who did the first interview with the Shah of Iran? Clare Hollingworth. Who did the last interview all those years - 30 - 40 - years later, after he fell? Clare Hollingworth. And she was the only person he wanted to speak to. And that's really the measure of the woman * John Simpson CBE *
It was her dispatches that alerted the British Foreign Office to the fact that Germany had invaded Poland in 1939. Many of us who have come afterwards, and the generations afterwards, look back and are proud to remember that it is not us pioneering. It's them. It's Clare and that band of women who really did it for us * Christiane Amanpour CBE *
Clare Hollingworth was a remarkable journalist, an inspiration to all reporters but in particular to subsequent generations of women foreign correspondents * Chris Evans, editor, Daily Telegraph *
Patrick Garrett's biography of his great-aunt Clare Hollingworth, Of Fortunes and War, is an enthrallingly well-researched and clear-eyed account of the career of this fearless war correspondent. It's fascinating on the excitements of life in wartime Bucharest and Beirut and on Hollingworth's friendship with Burgess, Maclean and Philby, as well as satisfyingly thorough on her personal life. -- Markie Robson-Scott * The Tablet *
PATRICK GARRETT is Clare Hollingworth's great nephew. He followed his aunt into journalism at an early age, and also ended up attending a fair number of wars and revolutions. Patrick followed Clare to Hong Kong in 1997 to report on its return to Chinese sovereignty.
In 2007 Patrick finally started work writing her biography, little expecting that it would take him nearly a decade. But telling the tale of a life as eventful as Clare's, spanning more than a century, he should probably have known better.
Patrick divides his time between Hong Kong and Russia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473664814 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473664810 |
| Title | Of Fortunes and War |
| Author | Patrick Garrett |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2017-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
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