A fascinating life
Written: Oct 23 '99 (Updated Oct 23 '99)
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Pros: fascinating life story
Cons: the writing is not always exciting
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| Medley's Full Review: Nobody Said Not To Go :Emily Hahn Books |
American writer/journalist Emily Hahn has an amazing life story. Born in 1905, during the course of her life it seems she broke just about every mold. In college, she was the first female mining engineer at the University of Wisconsin. She drove across the country with a friend -- both disguised as men, probably giving her parents fits at the time. She spent almost 2 years in Africa in the early 1930s just because she was curious. She eventually ended up in Hong Kong during WWII, having a scandalous affair with a Chinese man and later falling in love with and eventually marrying the then-married (another scandal) head of the British Secret Service in Hong Kong at the time. She made it back to the States on a refugee ship and he was a prisoner of war for many months before they got back together. Their marriage was also unconventional, as they determined they got along better living separately. So she lived primarily in New York and he in England. Throughout all of her adventures she kept writing. She was a columnist for the New Yorker for more than half a century and wrote more than 50 books. She led an amazingly full and active life and should be a household name, given all of her accomplishments.
The book is well-researched and Cuthbertson was able to interview Mickey (as she was known) herself before she died. The writing is a tad plodding at times, and on a couple of occasions I found the chronology confusing, but it's clear a lot of care was given to tell her story and to do it justice. Emily Hahn was an amazing person and her life story is engrossing reading, not to mention inspiring!
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