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The spy / Paulo Coelho.
By: Coelho, Paulo.
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BookPublisher: London : Hutchinson, 2016Description: Hardback 23 cm.ISBN: 9781786330543 (hbk.) :; 1786330547 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Mata Hari, 1876-1917 -- FictionGenre/Form: Spy stories. | Thriller. | Thriller. | Fiction in Translation.Summary: 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; a confidant and courtesan who 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. Until, in 1917 she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees and accused of espionage. Told through Mata's final letter, 'The Spy' tells the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time, and paid the price.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult fiction book | Stockton Heath Library Thrillers | FICTION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Issued | 20/04/2023 | 34143110150370 | ||
| Adult fiction book | Westbrook Library Thrillers | FICTION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34143110150362 |
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Translated from the Portuguese.
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; a confidant and courtesan who 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. Until, in 1917 she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees and accused of espionage. Told through Mata's final letter, 'The Spy' tells the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time, and paid the price.