You complete this book certain that has much has been withheld as has been vouchsafed. But Kate Adie is one of the last broadcasters regularly to be heard on the BBC who still upholds the "mission to explain". Of course, there's no room for her on the telly any more, but it's still good to hear her on FOOC. A very enjoyable read from a journalist with a good mind. ( )

The way Kate Adie writes about her experiences is very descriptive and she laces it with some very funny anecdotes, some of which I found very funny especially the ones about the BBC. Something I liked was the way she didn’t resort to writing a journal, ie keeping everything in sequence, in the order in which she travelled to the various places. She writes loosely about her experience in one place and will sometimes refer back to another war zone. This resulted in keeping the book interesting and flowing. She expresses her belief that a reporter must keep their humanity, especially when reporting on some of the horrific scenes she must have seen, where she opined that a reporter had to keep emotion under control, in order to keep the report clear. I found her account of the Tiannaman Square massacre the most horrific to read and her meetings with Colonel Gadafi in Libya the most amusing. I recommend this book. ( )

A fascinating insight into the world of one of the BBC's best known female TV reporters. ( )

Kate Adie has a talent for writing. I really enjoyed this book. Well worth the time spent. ( )