- Published: 1 April 2008
- ISBN: 9780099491156
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 512
- RRP: $27.99
Perfect Hostage
- Published: 1 April 2008
- ISBN: 9780099491156
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 512
- RRP: $27.99
A well structured and literate account of her life
Independent
What Justin Wintle's new biography captures - in great detail and considerable length - is the story and the character of the woman behind the image of a valiant, but so far unsuccessful fighter against tyranny
Sunday Life (Belfast)
Richly detailed and briskly paced, with a keen sense of place... This thoughtful book is an important contribution to our knowledge of a little-known land
Sunday Telegraph
Enthralling ... His is a superb narrative that deepens our understanding of this fascinating and at times enigmatic leader
Bangkok Post
Comprehensively researched
Literary Review
Perfect Hostage is one of those rare non-fiction books that has you in suspense even when you know what's going to happen: you know what's coming even as you panic at its approach
ABC National Radio (Australia) The Book Show
Justin Wintle's potentially controversial biography of [Aung San Suu Kyi] is very much needed and welcome. He no doubt admires her and her courage, but, at the same time, writes that not every criticism levelled at Ms. Suu Kyi should be ignored, "otherwise any concern for Burma becomes a Stalinist parody of democracy"
Far Eastern Economic Review
Justin Wintle has written the best biography yet of Aung San Suu Kyi ... It is likely to be the standard reference on "Asia's Mandela" for many years to come
The Indian Express
The uniqueness of this book is the author's achievement in capturing the story of the bloodied chart of Burma and the character of the woman behind its history
Mizzima News
Compelling ... the most meticulously researched biography of Suu Kyi to date
The Sun (Malaysia)
Wintle's intelligent biography describes the immense personal sacrifices Suu Kyi has made for her cause, but also, questions the "intransigence" of her ongoing non-violent protest.
FT