Footfalls in Memory : Recollections from Solitude

Waite, Terry

ISBN 10: 0340630515 / ISBN 13: 9780340630518

Verlag: Hodder & Staughton, London, England, U.K., 1995

Beschreibung

Book is signed by the author, who survived 1,763 days in captivity in Beirut, almost 4 years of which were in solitary confinement. After the first year, he was given books. In this volume, he has collected together selections from the books he remembered, the books he received and the books he wished he had been given. The selections provoke memories of childhood, travels, and captivity as he vividly recalls personal stories and anecdotes. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit environmental restoration and education.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Footfalls in Memory : Recollections from Solitude
• Verlag: Hodder & Staughton, London, England, U.K.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0340630515
• ISBN-13: 9780340630518
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: As New
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New
• Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

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Inhaltsangabe

For the first year of his solitary confinement in Beirut, Terry Waite was given nothing to read. During those days, not only did he write his autobiography in his head, but he also attempted to remember all the books, poems and prayers he had read during his life. Eventually his guards mellowed and he was given books. He received a wide variety ranging from Herodotus to the novels of Dorothy L. Sayers. Here Terry Waite has gathered together selections from the books he remembered, the books he received and some of the books he wished he had received. Some of the selections evoke personal memories and Terry Waite relates these stories as he takes the reader down the corridors of memory into the world of books.