Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale

Sean O Driscoll's Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber is a biography of Rose Dugdale, an English heiress who devoted her life to the IRA and participated in a major art heist and a bombing raid on a police and army barracks. It is a page-turning biography of a remarkable woman and a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of a terrorist organization.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 02 February 2023
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

The research conducted by Driscoll is truly impressive, as noted by Ben Macintyre of The Times.

The captivating story behind the hit movie "Baltimore," starring Imogen Poots, unfolds in this remarkable book.

The astonishing tale of the English heiress who dedicated her life to the IRA is revealed. Raised in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate, she was presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace as a debutante in 1958.

Trained at Oxford as an academic economist, she embarked on a passionate love affair with a female professor, who was on the rebound from Iris Murdoch.

At the age of thirty, she began generously giving away her inheritance to the less fortunate, a decision that marked the beginning of a remarkable journey.

In 1972, the most turbulent year of the Northern Irish Troubles, Rose Dugdale embarked on a perilous journey to Ireland, where she joined the IRA.

Sean O Driscoll's "Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber" tells the astonishing story of Rose Dugdale, a woman who transformed into a committed terrorist, participating in a major art heist and a bombing raid on a police and army barracks.

Her resilience and determination were tested as she kept a pregnancy secret for nine months in prison and gave birth there.

Ultimately, Dugdale found herself at the center of the IRA's bomb-making operation during its deadly final spasms in the 1990s.

This book is not only a captivating biography of a remarkable woman but also a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of a terrorist organization.

It would be challenging to exaggerate the excellence of this book. It is a fantastic read, as highlighted by the Sunday Independent.

Superb, an even-handed and thrilling gallop through [Dugdale's] improbable life, as described by the Daily Telegraph.

Excellent, as praised by Michael McDowell of the Irish Times.

Possibly the most extraordinary book you will read this year, according to the Irish Examiner.

Jaw-dropping, as expressed by Joe Duffy of RTÉ.

Well-researched, as noted by the Irish Times.

Weight: 267g
Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781844885565