{"product_id":"heiress-rebel-vigilante-bomber-the-extraordinary-life-of-rose-dugdale-9781844885565","title":"Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale","description":"'Fascinating . . . O'Driscoll's research is impressive' \u003cb\u003eBen Macintyre, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her life to the IRA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe grew up in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe was presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace as a debutante in 1958.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe trained at Oxford as an academic economist and had a love affair with a female professor (who was on the rebound from Iris Murdoch).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt thirty, she commenced giving her inheritance away to the poor.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn 1972, the deadliest year of the Northern Irish Troubles, she travelled to Ireland and joined the IRA.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSean O'Driscoll's \u003ci\u003eHeiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eHeiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber\u003c\/i\u003e is both the page-turning biography of a remarkable woman and a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of a terrorist organization.\u003cbr\u003e_____ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It would be hard to overstate how good this book is . . . a fantastic read'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Superb . . . an even-handed and thrilling gallop through [Dugdale's] improbable life' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Possibly the most extraordinary book you'll read this year' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Jaw-dropping' \u003c\/b\u003eJoe Duffy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Well-researched' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844885565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sean O'Driscoll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43361554399413,"sku":"9781844885565","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_848bb827-0a69-4b88-be51-d16c2066b378.jpg?v=1701191956","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/heiress-rebel-vigilante-bomber-the-extraordinary-life-of-rose-dugdale-9781844885565","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}