Hostage

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. New Download Hostage [ author ] Paul Chandler [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Having sailed the Indian Ocean a few years previously, I remember thinking when the news broke of the Chandlers kidnap, how stupid these people must have been to sail in Somalian waters However, having read the book my heart goes out to them They did absolutely nothing wrong and were totally let down by the Seychelles government who were in complete denial about the pirate problem in their waters A friend of mine who worked for Sunsail in the Seychelles at the time, told me it was common know Having sailed the Indian Ocean a few years previously, I remember thinking when the news broke of the Chandlers kidnap, how stupid these people must have been to sail in Somalian waters However, having read the book my heart goes out to them They did absolutely nothing wrong and were totally let down by the Seychelles government who were in complete denial about the pirate problem in their waters A friend of mine who worked for Sunsail in the Seychelles at the time, told me it was common knowledge that Somalian pirates were targeting the area, but nothing was said officially in case it hurt the tourism industry And when the inevitable happened, the Seychelles SAR se...The story of the harrowing ordeal faced by a couple kidnapped and extorted for money at the hand of chat chewing Somali pirates They describe their 388 days in captivity and the emotional rollercoaster as their belief in a rescue diminishes and the prospect of being made destitute by paying a ransom becomes apparent The story is compelling because it is true and had large media exposure, and this provided a deeper, personal look at the toll and their resolve as hostages However, the story was The story of the harrowing ordeal faced by a couple kidnapped and extorted for money at the hand of chat chewing Somali pirates They describe their 388 days in captivity and the...An interesting book about a true traumatic event This book could have benefited from some editing as it was, at times, difficult to know whether it was Paul or Rachel speaking I must admit towards the end I started to get a bit dragged down by the mundane details.In this remarkable book, Paul and Rachel Chandler exclusively recount their ordeal, revealing the entire breathtaking, inspiring and poignant story behind the dramatic headlines At the heart of their survival was their unshakable belief in each other and their determination to survive against all the odds Although it was difficult to follow at times due to the different fonts and trying to determine who was speaking when, it was a fantastic read, I couldn t put it down towards the end I becom In this remarkable book, Paul and Rachel Chandler exclusively recount their ordeal, revealing the entire breathtaking, inspiring and poignant story behind the dramatic headlines At the heart of their survival was their unshakable belief in each othe...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I remember this incident, case, occurance or whatever you want to call it back when it was originally happening I had a six degrees of Kevin Bacon esque connection to it, and so paid a bitattention to it When I heard they were going to release a book about the experience, I kept my eyes open for a second hand copy I ve had this sitting around a couple of years and have finally gotten around to reading it.Paul and Rachel Chandler are a middle aged couple from the south of England who are I remember this incident, case, occurance or whatever you want to call it back when it was originally happening I had a ...I remember this story being on the news and thinking they would never come out alive because of the high demands of money that the pirates wanted, but they did and they are both true survivors after what they went though This book diary of Rachel and Paul of there experience kept me gripped all the way through, some of the things they went through was shocking, makes me grateful that I live in a civilized country with laws and rules I didn t really know much about Somali and the problems with I remember this story being on the news and thinking they would never come out alive be...To start with, I feel sorry for Paul and Rachel to have lost one full year of their life because of this What they went through and how they handled themselves, is no man feat On the book, it s good overall It gives you a detailed view of his to life is under captivity in Somalia I was reading the book both because I wanted to know about Somali Piracy and also because I was interested in knowingabout this particular incident involving the Chand...A riveting read about a relatively recent situation of desperation, cruelty and good humour along with British stiff upper lip survival Was interesting to view the associated media videos that the hostage takers made and can be found on You Tube Writing style was perhaps not so sophisticated and the to and fro between Paul and Rachel s personal recollections was a...I have read Colin Freeman s book on being kidnapped by Somalians so was really expecting a duplicate of that book but that is not the case I liked the structure of Hostage with the different perspectives...Entertaining read The dramatic story makes up for the sometimes confusing writing style besides switching 1st person points of view back and forth between the couple, which is fine, there are spots where...

• English
• 07 October 2017
Paul Chandler
• Paperback
• 384 pages
• 184596795X
• Paul Chandler
• Hostage