Just a couple of days back, I got done reading this gem by the
amazing, Paulo Coelho!
#TheSpy was
a pleasant and an enlightening read! The book itself is a series of real life
records of the bewitching beauty #MataHari who was accused of espionage and
being a double agent in the years when France and Germany were at each other's
throat! An extraordinary woman with a very sad past (getting raped by school
principle and not being able to tell anyone by the fear of expulsion. and
getting married and isolated into an abusive marriage, losing a child, and
later loosing the custody of the second child) made something of herself.
Even though
being a high end courtesan and a full time exotic dancer and performer worked
for her perfectly and suited her lifestyle of meeting people from the high
society including Pablo Picasso, ambassadors to countries, generals and
president's special people, a little bit of lies here and there landed her into
the biggest mess that according to her former lover and lawyer, was the reason
she got sacked so quickly and reprimanded for the crime she never committed.
Her only crime was to be a woman who thought she was extraordinary and who put
her faith into the wrong people at the wrong time (brink of war between Germany
and France).
#MataHari
was resilient and took on every battle alone in her life, but lost to the cruel
judicial system and was gunned down by the firing squad! I think #PauloCoelho
did his research brilliantly and the added dialogues made the history bearable!
The book consisted of three parts, including Mata Hari's life before she came
to France and the era she was married in and how she faced multitudes of
problems while staying in that marriage. The second part of the book consist of
her exotic lifestyle and her newly found freedom and experiences and mistakes
she made all whilst hoping there will be no consequences. The third part of the
book is all narrated by her Lawyer/Former lover who couldn't help her
escape her sentence for espionage and being a double agent. In short, Y'all
realllyyyy need to read #TheSpy ASAP! The book is not only interesting from the
prologue, but also is a record of true events, which makes everything y'all
read a 100% more interesting! 9/10 for this book!
Till I read
more books and indulge myself in pure bliss, this is me, signing out!
Digitally
Booked,
Wurduh Jaffri
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