COMP CLOSED: ‘My Mother, The Spy’ by Cindy Dobbin and Freda Marnie Nicholls

This week’s giveaway takes us back in time. This true story of Mercia Masson – a spy during the Cold War – will stay with you. We’re giving away three copies of My Mother, The Spy by Cindy Dobbin (Mercia’s daughter) and Freda Marnie Nicholls. Here’s the blurb:

The true story of an undercover ASIO agent who was hung out to dry in the Cold War.

‘I have lost everything in coming here. I have lost my friends… I have probably lost my position; I shall probably have to remove my child from the school and my mother from the house in which she lives. I do not think there is anything else I can possibly lose.'

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.

If you’d like to win a copy, simply tell us about the double life you'd like to live and why (in ONE sentence). Our favourite three entries will win a copy!

Entries close midday (Syd/Melb time) Monday 7 August.

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR YOUR ENTRIES! WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL AND ANNOUNCED IN OUR NEWSLETTER.