Sonia Purnell

Purnell in 2019 at the Chiswick Book Festival

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]

  1. ^ "Sonia Purnell | Penguin Random House". Penguinrandomhouse.com.
  2. ^ "Sonia Purnell". Soniapurnell.com.
  3. ^ "'A Woman Of No Importance' Finally Gets Her Due". NPR.org.