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Softcover. Condizione: Very Good +. AUSTRALIANA Biography - xvi, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm #131225 Colvin, Mark, 1952-2017 Broadcasters -- Australia -- Biography Journalists -- Australia -- Biography Mark had been covering local and global events for more than four decades. He has… reported on wars, royal weddings and everything in between.In the midst of all this he discovered that his father was an MI6 spy.ÂLight and Shadow: Memoirs of a Spy's SonÂÂis the incredible story of a father waging a secret war against communism during the Cold War, while his son comes of age as a journalist during the tumultuous Whitlam and Fraser years and embarks on the risky career of a foreign correspondent. Mark was witness to some of the most world-changing events, including the Iranian hostage crisis, the build-up to the first Gulf War in Iraq and the direct aftermath of the shocking genocide in Rwanda. But when he contracted a life-threatening illness while working in the field, his life changed forever. Mark Colvin's engrossing memoir takes you inside the coverage of major news events and gently navigates the complexity of his father's double life. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.
