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Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber
- The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale
- Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
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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 30, 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 thrilling biography of a remarkable woman and a ground-breaking account of the inner workings of a terrorist organisation.
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- Kindle Customer
- 23-06-22
Brilliant
A thoroughly entertaining account of a fascinating life well lived. Narrated very well, historically sound.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
“Be moderate,” the trimmers cry,
Who dread the tyrants’ thunder.
“ You ask too much and people fly
From you aghast in wonder.”
’Tis passing strange, for I declare
Such statements give me mirth,
For our demands most moderate are,
We only want the earth.
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- Rory M.
- 13-07-22
Great Book, well done to the author
Rose Dugdale was my school teacher so i had a good idea of her background. This book explains her story with great detail and unlike other books this one had access to a lot of the players involved. Fascinating insight to Rose and her story. Roll on the Netflix series
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- John Gallagher
- 01-11-22
Unmissable
Learned quite a lot from this book. Well written and performed. Rose Dugdale was a one of a kind.
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- Eamon
- 30-06-22
Really well written
A fantastic story
Well written and narrated
I can highly recommend this audio book
Gripping story
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- Anonymous User
- 10-01-23
Well worth a listen
I had heard about Rose Dugdale, the upper class freedom fighter, but never fully understood her one woman revolution. Strange tale, very well told.
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- jeremy hurley
- 25-08-22
story of a bomb development engineer
very interesting book , on how a murderous woman was allowed develop bombs , with the collusion of the Irish State, its police force and army. living her final years in a nursing home , paid for by the goverment. while her victims have no access to such luxury
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- Mark
- 05-02-23
A revolutionary hero
The story of Rose Dugdale is simply amazing. She is a great woman and this is well worth a listen
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- Jordan
- 15-01-23
Exceptional story
I hope some day a movie will be made about Rose's life. A great story.
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- Kindle Customer
- 23-08-23
Well worth a listen
I very much enjoyed hearing the story of Rose Dugdales life but found put on accents jarring if I'm honest.
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- Ned
- 18-03-24
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Excellent story of a difficult era and progress of a new sanity. Heroic support in period
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