Hostage Kidnapped on the High Seas eBook Linda Davies
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Known for her powerful female protagonists who refuse to back down in the face of evil, New York Times bestselling author Linda Davies somehow found herself in a situation that could have been ripped from the pages of one of her thrillers.
In 2005, Linda was living happily with her family in Dubai. Ever the adventurer, she was on the maiden voyage of her new catamaran alongside her husband when the boat's captain unknowingly sailed into sharply contested waters in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran. Soon the trio were surrounded by gun boats and boarded by armed Iranian militants.
Over the next two weeks Linda was held hostage by one of the most feared regimes in the world, with no reason to expect anything but the worst. The story of her imprisonment and harrowing escape, which she has worked so hard in the past to forget, is told in candid and shocking detail. Crackling with tension, it is also laced through with black humor and insight. Iran is perhaps the most hated and the least understood country in modern society and Linda's account gives a rare, illuminating glimpse into the realities of the oppressive regime.
Hostage Kidnapped on the High Seas eBook Linda Davies
Linda's writing is appealing. She explains in a modest `page-turning' quality what I read in From Beirut to Jerusalem, in less than 200-pages. She doesn't fiddle or flourish around telling exactly what happened. This allowed a little more clarity in understanding the political schisms she encountered, and how something like this could easily happen. I appreciated that. Very well done.There were those moments when I wanted to read the Skipper's, and Rupert's (Linda's husband) versions, except I ended up identifying with Rupert who had to put away 'The Time Traveler's Wife'--the book he tried to read during captivity, to better cope with the unfolding events. I as well liked the psychological approach to narrating this account, and was satisfied with the Marlborough College article inserted where it was. I also was grateful for that 'tacked on' chuckle where Linda answered Jack as to how she picked up chain smoking. Very Well Done!
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Hostage Kidnapped on the High Seas eBook Linda Davies Reviews
While this was a very intense situation, Linda managed to add just the right amount of humor and sarcasm to it that one almost forgot that their captivity was life-threatening. I thoroughly enjoyed this book which was captivating, exciting and thrilling and an unbelievable story to happen to two people that set out without any bad intentions... This was a great read. Thank you.
This is an amazing read - I could not put it down! The fact that it is a true story makes it all the more gripping. The author, like so many of us, loves adventurous journeys and she says at one point she had always wanted to visit Iran…. but be careful what you wish for! Can you imagine, an idyllic sailing trip turns into a kidnapping and hostage situation! The book is deeply moving, with a rye sense of humour and I would thoroughly recommend it.
shocking, gripping, surreal and yet terrifyingly real
Who thinks they are going to be taken hostage while out sailing for an afternoon, and enjoying some sun, wind and ocean? No one....and yet it happened. Great book by an incredibly strong woman, who survived an ordeal that is hard to imagine. But her writing makes it real enough for me.
Brilliant book to read and a very poignant hear breaking story. How a couple, husband and wife and a friend set sail to explore islands and find themselves near a island called Abu Musa which is a military base for the Iranians, where a gun ship approaches them with soldiers on board armed with kalashnikov rifles and they are taken to the island, interrogates and then flown to Iran. Are questioned at length because she removed the film in her camera and they think the party are spies, are interrogated for 3 weeks constantly by different parties of the regime, are unable to phone their children up who they left with the nanny.
This is a gripping true story that I had to finish in one sitting. Hostage is easily the best book I've read in 2016. It is a terrible shame that Ms. Davies, her husband, and their boat captain had to go through such an ordeal, but the author has turned their experiences into an illuminating read, that is equal parts thriller, testimony to a married couple's inner strength and resourcefulness under adversity, and a glimpse into life in Iran and the inner-workings of competing factions within the country. Ms. Davies inner monologues are highly perceptive, and she paints pictures of her different captors that are well-drawn and human even in the most terrifying moments. Hostage is the first of Ms. Davies' books that I've read, but I'm already a fan. For anyone who enjoyed Argo this is the perfect companion piece (and far more historically accurate while every bit as dramatic.)
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. No other consideration was offered, expected or received.
I received an email one day from Sage asking me if I liked memoirs and, after looking at the two she suggested to me, I gladly said yes to both. They could not be any more different (the other one was a sort-of romance that was insanely hilarious), but both very powerful.
This story is frightening and sad at the same time. I can't even imagine how she handled going through the things she talks about in this book - and, to be honest, I don't know if I could have survived such an ordeal. Kidnapped by militants armed to the teeth, unaware of what they were going to do to you next, unable to speak to your children or tell anyone where you were - scary!!
The pain and fear that she felt during her captivity shines through her words in this book, but at the same time, she keeps a sort of dark humor throughout it all (I especially love the voice in her head that is rather giddy when it comes to things i.e. when she gets forced onto an old rickety plane, it reminds her that she has never actually been on a private plane before ... or a military one for that matter ... so totally how my brain works when I panic).
The only issue I had with this book is how it is written - and this may be just a personal issue. It's a memoir, so of course it's going to be written in first person, but I felt like parts of it did not flow (while others just kept me going), were choppy (if that makes sense), especially when several sentences in a row begin with the word "I." But I did begin it and have a hard time putting it down because I wanted to know what happened next.
If you like memoirs and personal adventures, you should check this book out. The insight she gives on the culture is really interesting.
Harrowing tale of a couple getting kidnapped by Iranians. Well written, fast pace and quick moving book. Good description of inner workings of Iranian army/navy versus central control from Teheran.
Linda's writing is appealing. She explains in a modest `page-turning' quality what I read in From Beirut to Jerusalem, in less than 200-pages. She doesn't fiddle or flourish around telling exactly what happened. This allowed a little more clarity in understanding the political schisms she encountered, and how something like this could easily happen. I appreciated that. Very well done.
There were those moments when I wanted to read the Skipper's, and Rupert's (Linda's husband) versions, except I ended up identifying with Rupert who had to put away 'The Time Traveler's Wife'--the book he tried to read during captivity, to better cope with the unfolding events. I as well liked the psychological approach to narrating this account, and was satisfied with the Marlborough College article inserted where it was. I also was grateful for that 'tacked on' chuckle where Linda answered Jack as to how she picked up chain smoking. Very Well Done!
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