She complained about people who wanted glory and were unwilling to "put in the work" - that made me take a look at myself. One of my outstanding impressions of the book was about how much Virginia worked. I really ended up feeling like I knew these people, by the end of the book. Where's the showing?" However, I knew the book would be good (Thanks, Mom!) and soon grew accustomed to the style. My initial reaction was an echo of a high school English teacher: "All this author does is tell. I struggled to get the feel of the book at first - I've read far more memoirs than biographies.
I was able to keep really good track of the people in the story, thanks to deft writing. I would rate the writing quality very high. From finding out how people on the streets feel, to rescuing prisoners from prison, to organizing munitions drops, she did it all. Events from her actual life have been put into WWII books and movies abundantly. Her work "helps light the flame of the French Resistance" to Nazi control, and she becomes a legend. Her political savvy, love of Europe, and drive to find purpose in life can't be denied, though! They lead her to become the first Allied woman to be deployed behind enemy lines. However, that just isn't done in these times, and especially not if you have a wooden leg, as she does. The basic idea is this: a young woman from Baltimore's society would like to become a US Ambassador. The amount of research that went into this book was so impressive to me. But I really did feel like the pre- and post-war parts of the book helped enrich her story. I would say the main focus of the book is her time as a spy in WWII. This book covers Virginia's life from early childhood through death. And because she cares more about my feelings than about the refund she would get if she returned it, she left it behind. When she was packing her bags I asked her to leave the book behind, so that I could read it. She read it while she was here and kept telling us how Virginia Hall's life was SO compelling.
My mom came to visit me, to help with our recent move, and on her way over she bought this book in the airport.
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