Our Man In Kuwait - Burfitt-Dons, Louise
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From world chemical weapons expert, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, 'A brilliant marriage of fact and fiction' ¿¿Our Man In Kuwait is based around real events. Louise Burfitt-Dons was born and grew up in a country threatened with invasion by Iraq at any time. Her father was Preventative Health Officer for the Kuwait Oil Company. At the end of 1960 Ian Fleming visited the country and they became close friends. Kuwait 1960. With Soviet backing Iraq plans to invade. Gordon Carlisle lives in the expat community of Ahmadi with little to worry about other than when to next don his dinner jacket. When…mehr

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From world chemical weapons expert, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, 'A brilliant marriage of fact and fiction' ¿¿Our Man In Kuwait is based around real events. Louise Burfitt-Dons was born and grew up in a country threatened with invasion by Iraq at any time. Her father was Preventative Health Officer for the Kuwait Oil Company. At the end of 1960 Ian Fleming visited the country and they became close friends. Kuwait 1960. With Soviet backing Iraq plans to invade. Gordon Carlisle lives in the expat community of Ahmadi with little to worry about other than when to next don his dinner jacket. When enlisted by an MI6 agent everything changes. Even marriage to his beautiful new wife Anita breaks down as he becomes a suspect in a chain of deaths in the Protectorate. Ian Fleming's time in Kuwait is recorded at first hand as Britain prepares to meet the Iraqi forces head on with Operation Vantage. Our Man In Kuwait is a colonial-era thriller set against the background of big power conflict. The ultimate timepiece tinderbox of sun, sex and spies.
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Louise Burfitt-Dons is a British author of intelligent thrillers exploring power, deception, and the psychological cost of truth. Her novels include the Karen Andersen Intelligence Thrillers-The Missing Activist, The Killing of the Cherrywood MP, and The Secret War-and the Cold War espionage novel Our Man in Kuwait.Born in Kuwait, Louise draws on her international upbringing and global experience to craft tightly plotted stories with geopolitical bite and emotional depth. Her thrillers often spin out from real-world events, weaving together political intrigue, psychological tension, and conspiratorial twists with a literary edge.A former screenwriter and established anti-bullying campaigner, Louise founded the UK charity Act Against Bullying and co-created Kindness Day UK. She is also a sought-after speaker and commentator on social issues.Louise has lived in France and Australia, travelled extensively, and now lives in Chiswick, West London with her husband. She has two daughters and a granddaughter.