Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan: Madeleine : George Cross, M. B. E, Croix de Guerre with Gold Star

By Jean Overton Fuller and Selwyn (foreword) Fuller, Jean Overton; Jepson

Book Overview

An account of the life and wartime work of Noor Inayat Khan written by her personal friend Jean Overton Fuller. Noor Inayat Khan, daughter of Hazrat Inayat Khan and Ora Ray Baker, was SOE's first... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0856920673
• ISBN13: 9780856920677
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: East-West Publications
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Noor-un-nisa Inayat Khan

I have read this book over and over many times since I purchased it in 1993. Jean Overton Fuller, being a friend of Noor's, has been able to present us with Noor's extraordinary sensibilities and depth of character as the foundation for her SOI mission in France. Noor's character of goodness, courage, idealism and integrity is movingly conveyed as she undertakes her mission in occupied France as an undercover agent for the French Section. In 1943, she held the only wireless post in Paris for the 3 1/2 months that she was able operate before being arrested and executed by the Gestapo. Her story is riveting, not only because of her extreme courage and dedication but also by her sense of self sacrifice and idealism. I re-read this book when I need inspiration. Noor-un-nisa is a rare soul, who, in other contexts could be considered a "saint"; considering her deep spiritual nature and heritage. Her mission was a personal initiation and I would call Noor an adept of the highest rank. I have not read the other biography that is in print of Noor, but I fully appreciate Jean Overton Fuller's depth of perception as she understood the magnitude of Noor's Sufi heritage, not as a "princess" but as an heir to a profound spiritual lineage of which her father, Hazrat Inayat Khan was a great Sufi master who brought Sufism to the West and her brother, Vilayat Inayat Khan, who carried on the lineage to the United States, creating the Omega Institute in upstate New York. The book also contains Noor's horoscope with and a quite sensitive 'reading' by Ms Fuller, also an accomplished astrologer. The author's own spiritual background, as well as being a close friend of Noor's has enabled her to present Noor's story with a remarkable insight and depth. I highly recommend this book, despite it's price. It's a book to keep.