Bibliograph

My mother, the spy, the daring and tragic double life of ASIO agent Mercia Masson, Cindy Dobbin & Freda Marnie Nicholls

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My mother, the spy, the daring and tragic double life of ASIO agent Mercia Masson, Cindy Dobbin & Freda Marnie Nicholls

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

My mother, the spy

Responsibility statement

Cindy Dobbin & Freda Marnie Nicholls

Sub title

the daring and tragic double life of ASIO agent Mercia Masson

Summary

Mercia Masson dressed stylishly and loved to host a party. She was a journalist in an era when there were few female journalists, she always wanted to be in the thick of things, and she knew people in very high places. She also led a dangerous double life. This is the remarkable story of an ASIO agent who was hung out to dry. She was exposed at a royal commission that was partly intended to undermine public confidence in the ALP and its leader, Doc Evatt. Written in association with her daughter Cindy, this story brings to life a determined woman at the centre of dramatic events in Australian politics during the Cold War

Target audience

adult

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