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Carol's Book Review - The Woman Who Stole Vermeer

The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist by Anthony M. Amore
  • Carol Lloyd
  • 01/05/2021 03:22 AM (update 04/10/2023 11:11 PM)
Carol's Book Review - The Woman Who Stole Vermeer

A fascinating page-turner that is part biography, art history, an account of the tension and violence surrounding the IRA (Irish Republican Army) during “the troubles”, and an amazing art theft.

Rose Dugdale was born into extreme wealth, was well educated, and took up the cause of the IRA in Northern Ireland against the English during the 1960s and 70s. She masterminded the theft of numerous paintings from a county estate, was caught, tried, and convicted of the type of crime usually reserved for men. All to raise money for the IRA.

The author makes a good case for other robberies Dugdale may have been involved in around the same time but has never been linked to by law enforcement. Anthony Amore really knows how to tell a story.

Carol Lloyd is the Director of the Churchill County Library. Window shopping is now available at the Library.

 

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