Jane Ferguson is without a doubt one of the most accomplished and respected war correspondents of our generation. In her memoir, No Ordinary Assignment, she documents with extraordinary candour how a difficult upbringing in Northern Ireland during The Troubles led her to some of the most dangerous front lines around the world. As The New York Times review noted, it is \"a brutally honest exploration of what it means to be a war reporter\". She is a woman I have immense respect for, and I was honoured to chat with her recently.