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Killing My Own Snakes: A Memoir Book

Ann Leslie has reported on everything from pre-teen beauty contests to genocide. She was present at almost all the late twentieth century's major events. This is her incident-filled account of an extraordinary life.Read More

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    She has been shot at by Bosnian snipers, been pursued by Robert Mugabeâ??s notorious secret police, filed from the North Korean border, propositioned by both Salvador Dali and David Niven, and been driven maniacally through London by Steve McQueen. But Ann Leslieâ??s life is every bit as remarkable as her career. A daughter of the Raj, she was born in India and the strongest influence on her early life was an illiterate Pashtun bearer, who saved her life during Partition. Her mother, a great beauty, was indifferent to her eldest daughter and she was sent to the first of a series of boarding-schools aged just four, eventually winning a scholarship to Oxford. After graduating she began her career at the Manchester office of the Daily Express, where the news editor took an instant dislike to her—she was a southerner, educated and—worst of all—female. Despite his best efforts she was soon given her own column. Then, after a stint covering show business she was appointed Foreign Correspondent of the Daily Mail, an association that endures today, almost 40 years later, and one which finally allowed her real talent to shine through. Killing My Own Snakes is a witty, incident-filled account of an extraordinary life, a fascinating self-portrait of one the most influential journalists of our time.

  • 023001593X
  • 9780230015937
  • Ann Leslie
  • 19 September 2008
  • Macmillan
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 464
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