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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dobbin, Cindy, author.

Marnie Nicholls, Freda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalists--Australia--Biography.

Journalists.

Intelligence service--Australia--History--20th century.

Intelligence service.

Spies--Australia--Biography.

Spies.

Espionage--Australia--History.

Espionage.

Intelligence officers--Australia--Biography.

Intelligence officers.

Cold War.

Masson, Mercia.

Dobbin, Cindy--Family.

Dobbin, Cindy.

Australian Security Intelligence Organization--History--20th century.

Australian Security Intelligence Organization.

Australian Security Intelligence Organization--Officials and employees--Biography.

Australia.

Genre:

Biographies

History

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2023.

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 called to investigate the extent of Soviet espionage in Australia, following the defection of Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov. Written in association with Mercia's daughter Cindy, this story brings to life a determined woman at the centre of dramatic events in Australian politics during the Cold War." -- Back cover.

Notes:

The daring and tragic double life of ASIO agent Mercia Masson.

ISBN:

1761067281

9781761067280

OCLC:

1385448414

Publisher Number:

99995295698