Alan Johnston is the BBC journalist who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip. This book is a collection of his reports from Gaza preceeding the kidnap, an account of his time as a hostage (which I think was broadcast), an interview with him about the experience and some other dispatches from his time in Afghanistan and Central Asia. I really like the fact that he hasn't written a "blockbuster" memoir and has just basically got his BBC reports published. He is obviously a man of strong mind and I've got a lot of admiration for the way he dealt with his capture. It makes interesting reading. He really gets under the skin of the people he talks to and even though the disptaches were written to be broadcast (and so listened to) the book works and it works well. I like Alan Johnston after reading this and I'm pleased that he has just let his From Our Own Correspondent (and other) reports speak for themselves.
*pic from amazon
*pic from amazon
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