{"product_id":"light-and-shadow-by-mark-colvin-9780522872590","title":"Light and Shadow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fascinating memoir of a broadcasting legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLight and Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e is the incredible story of a father waging a secret war against communism during the Cold War, while his son comes of age as a journalist and embarks on the risky career of a foreign correspondent. Mark covered local and global events for the ABC for more than four decades, reporting on wars, royal weddings, and everything in between. In the midst of all this, he discovered that his father was an MI6 spy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMark was witness to some of the most significant international events, including the Iranian hostage crisis, the buildup to the first Gulf War in Iraq, and the direct aftermath of the shocking genocide in Rwanda. But when he contracted a life-threatening illness while working in the field, his world changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMark Colvin's engrossing memoir takes you inside the coverage of major news events and navigates the complexity of his father's double life. \u003cem\u003eLight and Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e was published seven months before Mark's death, and he had the pleasure of seeing it become a bestseller. Award-winning ABC journalist Tony Jones pays tribute to his friend in an afterword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46549822537964,"sku":"9780522872590","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3860443482374.jpg?v=1749928689","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/light-and-shadow-by-mark-colvin-9780522872590","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}