The Spy: Paulo Coelho - Softcover

Coelho, Paulo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784756784 ISBN 13: 9781784756789

Verlag: Arrow, 2017

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'Beautifully written and gripping'. Sunday MirrorWhen Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Soon she was feted as the most elegant woman in the city., A dancer who shocked and delighted audiences, as a confidante and courtesan she bewitched the era's richest and most powerful men. But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari's lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917 she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees and accused of espionage., Told in Mata Hari's voice through her final letter, The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time, and paid the price.

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"The fascinating story of her life is . . . beautifully written and gripping." (Sunday Mirror)

"Coelho, whose books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, has taken the Mata Hara story and fashioned it into a short dynamo of a novel." (Los Angeles Times)

"A striking novel. . . . By the end, readers will believe they've read [Mata Hari's] actual letters." (Publisher's Weekly)

"Spiritualists and wanderlusts will eagerly devour . . . [Coelho's] search for all things meaningful." (Washington Post)

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HER ONLY CRIME WAS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN

When Mata Hari arrived in Paris, she was penniless. Soon she was feted as the most elegant woman in the city.

A dancer who shocked and delighted audiences, as a confidante and courtesan she bewitched the era’s most powerful men.

But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari’s lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917 she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs-Élysées and accused of espionage.

Told in Mata Hari’s voice through her final letter, The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time, and paid the price.

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• Verlag: Arrow
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1784756784
• ISBN 13: 9781784756789
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208