Sonia Purnell Explained

Sonia Purnell is a British writer and journalist who has worked at The Economist, The Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times. Her books include Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill, which was chosen as book of the year by The Telegraph and The Independent, and was a finalist for the Plutarch Award.

She also wrote the book and screenplay for the future film about Virginia Hall – A Woman of No Importance, produced by J. J. Abrams.^{[1] [2]} It was chosen as a "Best Book of the Year" by NPR.^[3]

Bibliography

Year	Title	Ref.
2012	Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition - A Biography of Boris Johnson	^[4]
2015	Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill	^[5]
2019	A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII’s Most Dangerous Spy	^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sonia Purnell | Penguin Random House. Penguinrandomhouse.com.
2. Web site: Sonia Purnell. Soniapurnell.com.
3. News: 'A Woman Of No Importance' Finally Gets Her Due. NPR.org.
4. Web site: Just Boris by Sonia Purnell – review. TheGuardian.com. 27 March 2012.
5. News: 'Clementine: The Life of MRS. Winston Churchill,' by Sonia Purnell. The New York Times. 4 December 2015. Vaill. Amanda.
6. News: The Coolheaded, One-Legged Spy Who Changed the Course of World War II. The New York Times. 24 May 2019. Herron. Mick.