Books By Ann Leslie - Author

Ann Leslie, the doyenne of women reporters, was a star writer for the Daily Mail for over three decades and regularly appeared as a witty and forthright contributor to numerous television and radio programmes (including 'Question Time' and 'Any Questions'). She was created a Dame of the British Empire in the 2007 New Year's Honours List.

She reported from over seventy countries, sauntering confidently through wars and civil disorders (clad in full makeup and false eyelashes), and bringing back reports which have won her numerous awards. When the Media Society in 1997 gave her their Lifetime Achievement Award the citation noted that she was only the third person to receive the honour: 'the two previous winners were Sir Alistair Cooke and Sir David Attenborough'. It praised her 'special ability to give readers personality, style and substance in every article she writes.'

Leslie's life was every bit as remarkable as her career. Born in north-west India, the strongest