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Loading... Under an Afghan Sky: a Memoir of Captivity (2011)by Mellissa Fung
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. she lost 1/2 because she's so religious but it was a good story. ( ) Mellissa Fung, a journalist working for the Canadian Broadcasting Company, was on her second assignment to war-torn Afghanistan when she was seized by armed men as she was leaving a refugee camp where she had been reporting on conditions. Stabbed, blindfolded and eventually thrown into an underground bunker, her ordeal was to last 39 days before she was freed. Under An Afghan Sky is her vivid portrayal of her time in captivity. My admiration of this woman grew as I turned the pages and read of her experiences. Never losing her inner spirit, she spends her days with her captors in this underground hole, existing mostly on cookies and juice, her time is spent reflecting on her life, praying and establishing bonds with her kidnappers. She is allowed access to her notebook and a pen, and I believe the ability to write kept her hopeful and balanced. Through her, we see these men, not as criminals and terrorists but as victims of the war, dealing with poverty and religious extremes. I found Under an Afghan Sky a complete page-turner. Her story of being taken hostage made for a harrowing story, but most importantly, her sense of dignity and strength of purpose was inspiring. no reviews | add a review
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In October 2008, Mellissa Fung, a long-time reporter for CBC's The National, was leaving a refugee camp outside of Kabul. Suddenly, she was grabbed by armed men claiming to be Taliban, stabbed, stuffed into the back of a car and driven off into the desert. When the group finally reached a village in the middle of nowhere, her kidnappers pushed her towards a hole in the ground. For twenty-eight days, Mellissa Fung lived in that hole, which was barely big enough to stand up or lie down in, nursing her injuries, praying, writing in her notebook and, as a veteran journalist, interrogating her own captors. Under an Afghan Sky is the gripping tale of Fung's days in captivity, and a powerful book about survival and the indomitable spirit of one woman in the most perilous of circumstances. No library descriptions found. |
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