A Mighty Heart: The Daniel Pearl Story |
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Mariane Pearl
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Pages: 288 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1844081265
Pub: Virago Press Ltd
Pub date: 2004-03-18
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 140152
Reader Reviews:
a moving and engaging book (0/0 people found this helpful)
By chance I saw the movie made from this book and felt afterwards that I wanted to read about these events in their original version. I got my copy of A Mighty Heart and read the whole thing the same day! I would definitely recommend that people read Mariane's book rather than rely on the film to tell Daniel's story. While the film surprised me because it was better than I expected it would be, the book is one of the most moving things I have ever read. Heart breaking but uplifting. I would recommend this to everyone. It has certainly changed many of my views and I feel compelled to broaden my knowledge in terms of its subject, the ever growing issue of terrorism in our modern world. I have a new founded respect for the service that journalists provide for us and am thankful for the fact that I have had my eyes opened as widely as this.
If you are in any doubt about ordering this book then dont be! Its amazing, give it a try.
Review of a woman's courage. (2/2 people found this helpful)
The story defines strength and courage, from the the first line right till the last page.
A bitter experience which brings people of different nations, religions, cultures and beliefs together. This book has re-instilled my belief that people can work alongside one another, live alongside one another despite race, religion and colour. I hope people can learn from this book.
A great read and an unbelievable story of this woman's experience
You will not put this book down (6/6 people found this helpful)
Such a well written book. Marianne Pearl has managed to give her accountof this heart wrenching story of the kidnap and murder of her husband,while still providing an educational insight into this fundamentalistworld. Whilst being intrigued by the detail on this underworld in Pakistanone minute, you will be feeling every ounce of emotion of herrollercoaster nightmare. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO STOP READING.
A moving memorial of sorrow and survival (16/17 people found this helpful)
The universality of this autobiographical account of coping with the barbaric slaughter of a beloved husband and father-to-be is mirrored, in microcosm, in its author's mixed Hispanic, Chinese, Black, and Caucasian lineage. It is a triumph of the universal human spirit that Mariane Pearl has courageously risen above bitterness and hatred in reaffirmation of the challenges and joys of living. Her moving memorial of her late husband's personal and professional achievements has elicited tributes from world figures and ordinary citizens on all continents, and is itself a testament to the indomitability of love and faith in a world that increasingly resembles a theater of the absurd.
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