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Patrick Marnham<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Marnham<\/strong>\u00a0 is an English writer, journalist and biographer. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society Literature in 1988. He is primarily known for his travel writing and for his biographies, where he has covered subjects as diverse as\u00a0Diego Rivera, Georges Simenon, Jean Moulin and Mary Wesley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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War in the Shadows<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resistance, Deception and Betrayal in Occupied France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Army of the Night<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Life and Death of Jean Moulin – Legend of the French Resistance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wild Mary<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Life of Mary Wesley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u2018It\u2019s a fascinating book, a lovely evocation of the provincial France of my youth\u2026. The betrayal of PROSPER is a horrible story and you tell it very well.\u2019  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018A gripping account of the last days of the Resistance hero tortured to death\u2026 A brilliant mix of political thriller and wartime history.\u2019<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018There are moments of dazzling brilliance\u2026 It has the qualities of a poem or a film.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Unpicks the complicated web of deceits and half-truths that surrounded much of her life with wit, patience and skill, providing just the sort of compelling read that Wesley did in her novels.<\/em>\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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