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Prisoners of Hope : The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
by Curry, Dayna; Mercer, Heather; Mattingly, Stacy
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385507836
- ISBN 13
- 9780385507837
- Seller
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About This Item
Doubleday, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 310pp plus central section of colour illustrations. Laminated card covers (very gently edge wear). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring a small portion cut away at corner of half-title page. Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrived in Afghanistan determined to help bring a better life and a little hope to some of the poorest, most oppressed people in the world. Within a month, they were arrested by the Taliban government. In the midst of their trial, the events of September 11, 2001, led to the international war on terrorism. Here Dayna and Heather tell their story. 8vo.
Synopsis
The gripping and inspiring story of two extraordinary women--from their imprisonment by the Taliban to their rescue by U.S. Special Forces. When Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrived in Afghanistan, they had come to help bring a better life and a little hope to some of the poorest and most oppressed people in the world. Within a few months, their lives were thrown into chaos as they became pawns in historic international events. They were arrested by the ruling Taliban government for teaching about Christianity to the people with whom they worked. In the middle of their trial, the events of September 11, 2001, led to the international war on terrorism, with the Taliban a primary target. While many feared Curry and Mercer could not survive in the midst of war, Americans nonetheless prayed for their safe return, and in November their prayers were answered.In Prisoners of Hope, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer tell the story of their work in Afghanistan, their love for the people they served, their arrest, trial, and imprisonment by the Taliban, and their rescue by U.S. Special Forces. The heart of the book will discuss how two middle-class American women decided to leave the comforts of home in exchange for the opportunity to serve the disadvantaged, and how their faith motivated them and sustained them through the events that followed. Their story is a magnificent narrative of ordinary women caught in extraordinary circumstances as a result of their commitment to serve the poorest and most oppressed women and children in the world. This book will be inspiring to those who seek a purpose greater than themselves.From the Hardcover edition.
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- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005211
- Title
- Prisoners of Hope : The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
- Author
- Curry, Dayna; Mercer, Heather; Mattingly, Stacy
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0385507836
- ISBN 13
- 9780385507837
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- afghanistan, terrorism, missionary, war on terror, taliban
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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