Hostage - A Year At Gunpoint With Somali Gangsters

Informationen zum Autor Paul and Rachel Chandler with Sarah Edworthy Klappentext On 23 October 2009 British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped from their sailing boat in the archipelago of the Seychelles. Their yacht Lynn Rival was recovered six days later by naval forces abandoned off the central Somali coast.After the attack Paul and Rachel were taken first onto a previously hijacked merchant ship and then to Somalia where they were held for over a year enduring threats and intimidation while their captors tried to extort millions of dollars from their family.In this remarkable book the Chandlers recount their terrifying ordeal revealing the inspiring and poignant story behind the dramatic headlines. At the heart of their survival was their unshakeable belief in each other and their determination to survive making Hostage an unlikely love story; for Paul and Rachel death at times seemed preferable to being separated. Zusammenfassung On 23 October 2009, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped from their sailing boat in archipelago of the Seychelles. Their yacht, Lynn Rival, was recovered six days later by naval forces, abandoned off the central Somali coast. In this book, the Chandlers recount their terrifying ordeal, revealing story behind dramatic headlines.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Chandler, Paul & Rachel Chandler, Paul Chandler Chandler, Rachel Chandler, Sarah Edworthy, Edworthy Sarah
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.10.2012
• EAN: 9781780575926
• ISBN: 978-1-78057-592-6
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book; Somalia, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Autobiography: historical, political and military, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution