Woman of No Importance (Purnell) - Author Bio

Author Bio
Sonia Purnell is a British biographer and journalist who has worked at The Economist, Telegraph, and Sunday Times, all UK publications.

A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win the War, is Purnell's most recent book and was published in 2019. Her previous book, Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill (2015, published as First Lady in the UK) was chosen as a book of the year by the Telegraph and Independent, and was a finalist for the Plutarch Award.

Purnell's first book, Just Boris: A Tale of Blonde Ambition (2011), was longlisted for the Orwell prize. The book is a biography of Boris Johnson, the colorful former Mayor of London, current member of Parliament, and outspoken Brexit supporter. (Adapted from the publisher.)