Synopsis
Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held in the suburbs of Beirut for the next four and a half years. For much of that time he was shut off from all news and contact with anyone other than his jailers and, later, his fellow hostages, amongst them John McCarthy. This is his story.

RELEASE NOTES:

On its way to:
- amberC (Australia)
- hunnyb (Australia) will post internationally

in the lovely pile of parcels waiting for me on my return from holidays

Received today. Thanks! Will start as soon as possible.

A testament to the strength of the human spirit. Keenan amazed me with his ability not only for his willingness to recall his experiences but his portrayal of them with compassion and humour. Felt the book dragged a little towards the latter part, although it picked up towards the end. Amazing stuff - even more topical now than when it was published in 2003.

By the way, did you know that this has been made into a movie? Called "Blind Flight", it was released in the UK in 2003.

Am sending back to -JAFFA- when I get his address. Thanks for sharing this!

The book arrived home today. Many thanks for the bookmark! I did not know it was made into a film, but I will look out for it now.

RELEASE NOTES:

Lots of books to drop. Some to British Heart Foundation on the high street, some to MacDonalds on each end of Tritton road. The rest will be on the pavement on the High Street near KFC