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Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber
- Author
- Sean O'Driscoll
- Narrator
- Gerry O'Brien
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 16 June 2022
- Run Time
- 9 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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The astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her life to the IRA
She grew up in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate.
She was presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace as a debutante in 1958.
She trained at Oxford as an academic economist and had a love affair with a female professor (who was on the rebound from Iris Murdoch).
At thirty, she commenced giving her inheritance away to the poor.
In 1972, the deadliest year of the Northern Irish Troubles, she travelled to Ireland and joined the IRA.
Sean O'Driscoll's Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber tells the astonishing story of Rose Dugdale, who went on to become a committed terrorist, participating in a major art heist and a bombing raid on a police and army barracks; who kept a pregnancy secret for nine months in prison and gave birth there; and who ended up at the heart of the IRA's bomb-making operation during its deadly final spasms in the 1990s. Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber is both the page-turning biography of a remarkable woman and a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of a terrorist organization.
© Sean O'Driscoll 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Critics Review
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Fascinating . . . O'Driscoll's research is impressive
The Times
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Riveting
TLS
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Generous and well researched
LRB
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An absorbing, well-researched and extremely well-written account of a life that almost defies belief
RTÉ
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Superb . . . an even-handed and thrilling gallop through [Dugdale's] improbable life
Daily Telegraph
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Possibly the most extraordinary book you'll read this year
Irish Examiner
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Unputdownable . . . jaw-dropping
Joe Duffy
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It would be hard to overstate how good this book is . . . a fantastic read
Sunday Independent
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[A] pacey, well-researched book
Irish Independent
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Well-researched . . . balanced
Irish Times
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Details
- Author
- Sean O'Driscoll
- Narrator
- Gerry O'Brien
- Duration
- 9 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 June 2022
- ISBN
- 9780241996072
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, European history, Revolutionary groups and movements, True war and combat stories, Terrorism, armed struggle, National liberation and independence, Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare
Synopsis
Brought to you by penguin.The astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her life to the IRAShe grew up in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate.She was presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace as a debutante in 1958.She trained at Oxford as an academic economist and had a love affair with a female professor (who was on the rebound from Iris Murdoch).At thirty, she commenced giving her inheritance away to the poor.In 1972, the deadliest year of the Northern Irish Troubles, she travelled to Ireland and joined the IRA.Sean O'Driscoll's Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber tells the astonishing story of Rose Dugdale, who went on to become a committed terrorist, participating in a major art heist and a bombing raid on a police and army barracks; who kept a pregnancy secret for nine months in prison and gave birth there; and who ended up at the heart of the IRA's bomb-making operation during its deadly final spasms in the 1990s. Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber is both the page-turning biography of a remarkable woman and a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of a terrorist organization.© Sean O'Driscoll 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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