![]() ![]() Before long this penniless woman transformed herself into a much sought after dancer. With ambition, glamour, love, secrecy and ill choices ruling this woman’s life, readers will be taken aback by the final fate of this famous figure.ĭutch national Mata Hari came to Paris with no assets, but she had big dreams. The tale of a poor Dutch woman who reinvented herself in Paris as an exotic entertainer, The Spy provides a brief portrait of this colourful figure’s life. We travel back in time to the Great War, as The Spy by Paulo Coelho uncovers the tragic story of cultural icon Mata Hari. ![]() Told through Mata Hari’s final letter, The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time, and paid the price. In 1917 she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs–Élysées and accused of espionage. ![]() Soon she was feted as the most elegant woman in the city.Ī dancer who shocked and delighted audiences, as a confidante and courtesan she bewitched the era’s richest and most powerful men.īut as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari’s lifestyle brought her under suspicion. When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. The Spy tells the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time, and paid the price. ![]()
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