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 and 36 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography: historical, political and military, European history, Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare, National liberation and independence, Revolutionary groups and movements, Terrorism, armed struggle, True war and combat stories.
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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
Fascinating . . . O’Driscoll’s research is impressive
Riveting
Generous and well researched
An absorbing, well-researched and extremely well-written account of a life that almost defies belief
Superb . . . an even-handed and thrilling gallop through [Dugdale’s] improbable life
Possibly the most extraordinary book you’ll read this year
Unputdownable . . . jaw-dropping
It would be hard to overstate how good this book is . . . a fantastic read
[A] pacey, well-researched book
Well-researched . . . balanced
Sean O’Driscoll’s fair-minded examination of her extraordinary, often violent life . . . acknowledges her humanity and viciousness
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