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Patrick Marnham is a biographer, reporter and screenwriter. His biographies have covered subjects as diverse as Diego Rivera, Georges Simenon, Jean Moulin and Mary Wesley. He was a staff writer for Private Eye, a BBC script writer, Literary Editor of the Spectator and Paris correspondent of the Independent. His most recent book is Snake Dance: Journeys Beneath a Nuclear Sky. He lives near Oxford.
‘War in the Shadows is a melange of Le Grand Meaulnes and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. It is unforgettable.’ * <i>TLS</i>, BOOKS OF THE YEAR * ‘A masterly analysis, impeccably presented.’ * <i>Spectator</i> * ‘It is beautifully written, minutely observed… full of underhand trickery… in every sense of the word an intriguing book.’ -- Roger Boyes, <i>The Times</i> ‘Fascinating… Marnham has a vast and scholarly knowledge of this often treacherous world… [and] has painted a vivid picture of a number of idealistic and trusting men and women caught up in a game of subterfuge, rivalry and politics that remains impervious to full exposure, even now.’ * <i>Literary Review</i> * ‘Combining history and personal memoir it has all the intrigue, duplicity and betrayal of a Le Carré or Deighton thriller.’ -- <i>Herald</i> ‘Patrick Marnham is one of our very best writers on France.’ -- Antony Beevor ‘A brilliant and revelatory work of modern historical investigation, throwing new light on the French Resistance and the complex world of secret intelligence. Written with remarkable insight, understanding and empathy – a triumph.’ -- William Boyd ‘An incredible story brilliantly told. Marnham has created an utterly gripping story of wartime espionage, deception, double-crossing and terrible betrayal that drew me in from the outset. A stunning work of investigation, research and scholarship. I honestly think this is the best book I have ever read about the SOE in France.’ -- James Holland
