Summary
A remarkable account of courage, endurance, hope, and love.
On 17 April 1986 John McCarthy was kidnapped in Beirut. For the next five years he was cut off from everything and everybody he knew and loved, from family, friends, and, perhaps above all, from Jill Morrell, the girl he was going to marry.
For five years, John McCarthy had to endure the deprivation - both physical and psychological - of captivity; the filth and squalor of the cells in which he was kept; the agony of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552174510 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0552174513 |
| Author: | Jill Morrell, John McCarthy |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Release Date: | 17 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 355g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 106mm x 41mm |
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Critics Review
‘Compelling and moving…A beautiful story’
‘Compelling and moving…A beautiful story’ * The Sunday Times *
‘An astonishing achievement: while often wildly funny, it is also humbling, draining, exhausting and ultimately exhilarating to read’ – Sue Gaisford * Independent *
‘A riveting, penetrating tale of adventure’ * The Economist *
‘Enthralling…You do not want to put it down’ – David Sinclair * Glasgow Herald *
About The Author
Jill Morrell
Jill Morrell
Jill Morrell was born and brought up in Yorkshire. She graduated from the University of Hull and subsequently worked at UPITN. She lives in London.
John McCarthy
As a journalist in television news, John McCarthy was sent on his first foreign assignment to Beirut in 1986, aged twenty-nine. His career was abruptly cut short by militiamen who kidnapped and held him captive for five and a half years.
Since his release, he has written four books:
- Some Other Rainbow (with Jill Morrell), about his hostage years.
- Island Race (with Sandi Toksvig), an account of their circumnavigation of Britain.
- Between Extremes (with Brian Keenan), a journey through Chile.
- A Ghost Upon Your Path, his latest book.
John McCarthy continues to work in both radio and television.
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