The Autobiography: The Kindness of Strangers - Softcover

Adie, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075531073X ISBN 13: 9780755310739

Publisher: Headline, 2003

Synopsis

Kate Adie's story is an unusual one. Raised in post-war Sunderland, where life was 'a sunny experience, full of meat-paste sandwiches and Sunday school', she has reported memorably and courageously from many of the world's trouble spots since she joined the BBC in 1969. THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS encompasses Adie's reporting from, inter alia, Northern Ireland, the Middle East, Tiananmen Square and, of course, the Gulf War of 1991. It offers a compelling combination of vivid frontline reporting and evocative writing and reveals the extraordinarily demanding life of the woman who is always at the heart of the action. Although an intensely private person, Kate Adie also divulges what it's like to be a woman in a man's world - an inspiration to many working women.

About this title

About the Author:

Kate Adie was born in Sunderland and educated at Newcastle University. She joined the BBC in 1969 and has been their Chief News Correspondent since 1989. She was awarded the OBE in 1993.

Review:

Sharp, witty and full of insights into the BBC and the sometimes crazed world of broadcasting―Daily Express

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 075531073X
• ISBN 13: 9780755310739
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464