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Waite, Terry - Taken On Trust

Title: Taken On Trust
Description: Fine condition. Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. First UK edition-seventh impression. Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases, nick and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos, cartoons. The book is new with light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages, small ink mark and nick on the edge of the pages. 375pp including list of illustrations, index. Price clipped. Product Description: This autobiography describes the hours before and after Terry Waite was taken hostage in January 1987 in Beirut. Waite analyzes his thoughts and feelings immediately prior to captivity - what was the nature of his role as envoy for the Archbishop of Canterbury? What was his relationship with the Americans and Colonel Oliver North? The book looks at Waite from his upbringing in Styal, Cheshire, until after his release in November 1991, when he had become one of the best-known figures of his time. It is an account of his years in solitary confinement and of the inner strengths which enabled him to survive. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780340581964

Keywords: 9780340581964

Price: GBP 13.00 = appr. US$ 18.56 Seller: Alpha 2 Omega Books
- Book number: 2275

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