Join us and reknowned journalist Lindsey Hilsum as we discuss her phenominal biography of Marie Colvin: IN EXTREMIS.
Marie Colvin was glamorous, hard-drinking, braver than the boys, with a troubled and rackety personal life. She reported from the most dangerous places in the world, going in further and staying longer than anyone else. Like her hero, the legendary reporter Martha Gellhorn, she sought to bear witness to the horrifying truths of war, to write 'the first draft of history' and to shine a light on the suffering of ordinary people.
Lindsey Hilsum has brought the story of the most daring war reporter of her time to life. Drawing on unpublished diaries and interviews with Marie's friends, family and colleagues, Hilsum conjures a fiercely compassionate, complex woman who was driven to an extraordinary life and tragic death. In Extremis is the story of our turbulent age, and the life of a woman who defied convention.
The discussion will have time for a short Q&A and book signing after, please send any questions you may wish to ask Lindsey to us at Brighton@waterstones.com of via twitter @BrightonWstones.
Venue:
Waterstones
71-74 North Street Brighton, BN1 1ZA
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