ata Hari arrived in Paris penniless, but was soon feted as the most elegant woman in the city. She became a dancer who shocked and delighted audiences and bewitched the city's richest men, until in 1917, Mata Hari's lifestyle brought her under suspicion of espionage. Written as a series of letters, THE SPY tells the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time. Her only crime was to be an independent woman.When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Soon she was feted as the most elegant woman in the city. A dancer who shocked and delighted audiences, as a confidante and courtesan she bewitched the era's richest and most powerful men. But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari's lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917 she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees and accused of espionage. Told in Mata Hari's voice through her final letter, The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time, and paid the price.
