Lara Marlowe's nine lives on the frontline

One of the ornaments of the Irish Times is its foreign correspondent Lara Marlowe . Now billeted in Washington, she spent many years in Paris and before that, Beirut. She also roamed the globe on assignments. She wrote in Saturday's Irish Times magazine: "Without ever intending to be a war correspondent, I reported from front lines in Central America, the Horn of Africa, the Caucasus and, especially, the Middle East and Iraq. "The wars I covered, big and small, short and long, added up to some 15 conflicts, depending on how you counted." I am delighted to report that she has now written a book about her experiences The Things I've Seen: Nine Lives of a Foreign Correspondent (Liberties Press, €17.99). Can't wait for my copy to arrive.