Killing My Own Snakes by Ann Leslie

Second Hand

Described as 'brave, clever and polemical', Ann Leslie's career has seen her reporting from over seventy countries, through wars and civil disorders. She's been shot at by Bosnian snipers, and pursued by Robert Mugabe's secret police. Born in northwest India, Ann owed her survival during the Partition riots to her beloved Yah Mohammed, an illiterate Pashtun bearer. Her bohemian life as a student involved a startling experience with Salvador Dali. In the sixties, after graduating from Oxford, Ann worked for the DAILY EXPRESS, but was quickly summoned to Fleet Street. Her forty years as a roving foreign correspondent for the DAILY MAIL earned Ann a record number of awards. KILLING MY OWN SNAKES is a witty account of one of the most distinguished journalists of our time.