Ben Macintyre with Nihal Arthanayake
Ask Penguin 
About this episode
<p>Author and historian Ben Macintyre talks to Nihal about his new book ‘Agent Sonya’ - the story of the greatest female spy of the 20th Century. </p><br><p>Ben chats to Nihal about how ‘Sonya’s’ gender helped her stay under deep cover for so many years. Ben’s inspirational objects include a jar of chutney given to him from M15 and the jaw-dropping story of his great uncle’s pocketbook (which literally saved his life). #PenguinPodcast</p><br><p>‘Agent Sonya’ is available to buy as an audiobook now - <a href="https://apple.co/32NX94J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/32NX94J</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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