{"product_id":"spy-princess-shrabani-basu-9781837050451","title":"Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most inspirational stories of World War II ... Reading this book is like watching a butterfly trapped in a net.\" -- \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the riveting story of \u003cb\u003eNoor Inayat Khan\u003c\/b\u003e, a descendant of Indian royalty--Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore--who became a British secret agent for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this updated twentieth-anniversary edition of \u003ci\u003eSpy Princess\u003c\/i\u003e, Shrabani Basu tells the moving story of Noor's extraordinary life--from her birth in Moscow, where her father was a Sufi preacher, to her capture by the Germans. Noor was one of only three female SOE agents to be awarded the George Cross. Even under torture, she revealed nothing--not even her real name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Held in solitary confinement, her hands and feet chained together, Noor was starved and beaten, yet the Germans could not break her spirit. Ten months after her capture, she was taken to Dachau concentration camp. On September 13, 1944, she was executed. Her final word was \u003cb\u003e\"Liberté.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shrabani Basu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1837050457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837050451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Shrabani Basu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965521936639,"sku":"9781837050451","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18d84600-71e0-4ca9-a4dd-ccdd5af7ddf3.jpg?v=1767281132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spy-princess-shrabani-basu-9781837050451","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}