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Hostage's Daughter, The Paperback – July 4, 2017

by Sulome Anderson (Author)

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In this gripping blend of reportage, memoir, and analysis, a journalist and daughter of one of the world’s most famous hostages, Terry Anderson, takes an intimate look at her father’s captivity during the Lebanese Hostage Crisis and the ensuing political firestorm on both her family and the United States—as well as the far-reaching implications of those events on Middle Eastern politics today.

In 1991, seven-year-old Sulome Anderson met her father, Terry, for the first time. While working as the Middle East bureau chief for the Associated Press covering the long and bloody civil war in Lebanon, Terry had been kidnapped in Beirut and held for more than six years by a Shiite Muslim militia associated by most with the Hezbollah movement.

As the nation celebrated, the media captured a smiling Anderson family joyously reunited. But the truth was far darker. Plagued by PTSD, Terry was a moody, aloof, and distant figure to the young daughter who had long dreamed of his return—and while she smiled for the cameras all the same, she absorbed his trauma as her own.

Years later, after long battles with drug abuse and mental illness, Sulome would travel to the Middle East as a reporter, seeking to understand her father, the men who had kidnapped him, and ultimately, herself. What she discovered was shocking—not just about Terry, but about the international political machinations that occurred during the years of his captivity.

The Hostage’s Daughter is an intimate look at the effect of the Lebanese Hostage Crisis on Anderson’s family, the United States, and the Middle East today. Sulome tells moving stories from her experiences as a reporter in the region and challenges our understanding of global politics, the forces that spawn terrorism and especially Lebanon, the beautiful, devastated, and vitally important country she came to love. Powerful and eye-opening The Hostage’s Daughter is essential reading for anyone interested in international relations, this violent, haunted region, and America's role in its fate.

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288 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Dey Street Books
Publication date

July 4, 2017
Dimensions

5.31 x 0.72 x 8 inches
ISBN-10

006238550X
ISBN-13

978-0062385505
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“[A] heart-felt, moving . . . examination of a greatly changed Middle East and the groups that benefited from their hostage taking and other terrorist activities, but are far from atoning for them.” -- Rod Nordland, international correspondent at large, The New York Times and author of The Lovers

“Deeply personal and brutally frank . . . powerfully demonstrates that suffering need not destroy.” -- Terry Waite CBE, President of Hostage UK and author of Taken on Trust

“A gutsy coming-of-age memoir, beautifully written, and always provocative. From wounded adolescence to fearless investigative reporter, Sulome Anderson confronts her father’s kidnappers-and along the way, she shines a harsh light on the murky world of intelligence in a distraught Middle East. A poignant and astonishing mystery story.” -- Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames

A remarkable personal story as well as penetrating insight into the adamantine world of the Middle East, where truth and politics are irreconcilable. -- Brian Keenan, former hostage and author of An Evil Cradling

“An excellent piece of reportage from someone who clearly has an intimate understanding of the Middle East, interwoven with an equally gripping and emotional account of one woman’s quest for reason and forgiveness. This is the story that few journalists have the bravery to write about others, let alone themselves.” -- Reza Azlan, author of Zealot

[Sulome’s] brutally candid, fiercely intelligent, and beautifully crafted memoir is both a fascinating introduction to the shadow world of Middle East intrigue and an inspiring story of resilience and recovery.” -- Stephen M. Walt, coauthor of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

“There are times when you want to look away. This book is that personal. By telling the story of the author-and her famous family-it also traces the story of terrorism in the modern era, in gripping and intimate ways.” -- Brian Williams, MSNBC

“A perilous and riveting spiral into Middle Eastern politics, exploring the dawn of the terrorist era in Beirut . . . Anderson creates a compelling depiction of the collateral damage of terrorism and a remarkable piece of investigative journalism with a surprise twist.” -- Publishers Weekly

“Anderson is at her best when she teases apart the narrative’s many threads, which number not just Hezbollah, but also the broader community of Shiite Islam, to say nothing of Israeli intelligence, the CIA, Iran, and other actors in set pieces such as the Beirut embassy bombing.” -- Kirkus

About the Author

Sulome Anderson is a journalist based between Beirut, Lebanon, and New York City. Her work has appeared in New York magazine, Vice, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, and Vox. She has covered subjects ranging from Syrian refugee child brides to an ISIS presence in Lebanon and has also worked in Egypt and Turkey, where she reported on anti-government protests. Her goal is to draw attention to individuals marked by conflict and remind her readers that these people, whether victims or villains, are as human as they are.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dey Street Books; Reprint edition (July 4, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 006238550X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062385505
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.72 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,438,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #226 in Lebanon History
- #2,018 in Historical Middle East Biographies
- #3,730 in Terrorism (Books)

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Laurie Oh

Enthralling.

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2019

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Sulome Anderson allows us in to see the very depth of her soul that was fractured by acts of evil. This is her journey to not only understand who took her father hostage and why they did it. The story is not easy to read at times, the author’s own pain is heartbreaking, but it is her courage and drive to find answers that allows us to experience her healing.

The Hostage’s Daughter is part memoir and part history lesson. It is a reminder that we do not have a very good understanding of everything that goes on in the Middle East. In fact, we need to see each of these countries as their own entities to fully understand and appreciate their rich histories. As a child of both Lebanon and the United States, Sulome Anderson brings that very unique perspective to her book. It is truly a fascinating lesson.

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Intelligence and Perfidy: An Exploration of Middle East Politics from a Hostage Survivor’s Daughter

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2020

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A revealing book by the daughter of an American taken hostage in Beirut in the 1980’s. Her struggles to understand what happened to her father, who was behind it and the status of a Lebanon controlled by venal politics are elucidated through the biographical relating of her personal struggle to cope with an emotionally distant father and denigrating mother. This is a tough young woman who manages to blossom amidst the horrors of Mideastern conflict.

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2016

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This is a brutally honest story of a family 's struggle. Combined with political commentary from an inside source, it forces the reader to look at all public figures and ask what is the cost of fame? Ms. Anderson is insightful in understanding dynamics of relationships and cultural norms which clash when not understood or respected. Her struggle to find"self" is a struggle we can all relate to. Her brilliant first book leaves us wanting more from this writer.

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Monica Ferreira

You deserve this Amazing, Exceptional Book. Up there with The BEST!

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2016

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This is a Brilliant book, written in a very clear and easy way to read, engaging manner.
I believe it is a Great, Great, Great book for the professional or lay person alike.
If you are interested in international relations, I strongly recommend and suggest this book. I also recommend it to those who are passionate about memoirs, it is a deeply touching account of the hell the writer went through while growing up as a result of her father's kidnapping.
Although still young - Sulome Anderson has a very promising career, I believe she's on her way to become one of the foremost authorities about the Middle East in the entire world - in my opinion - as I am familiar with this topic. Her book is captivating because of its intimate account of what the Anderson family went through from the moment Terry Anderson was kidnapped until long after he had been released - and the snow ball effects which still reverberate today. Sulome Anderson is among the most professional journalists/writers: she is thorough, coherent, and her analysis is the result of a thorough investigation and after carefully dissecting every fact - something very hard to find in this day and age.
If anyone could go back in time it should be Sulome Anderson of today with her book back to when Lebanon's violence started; with her extensive knowledge about the Middle East, it would have exponentially had helped millions of people, and saved lives.

One chapter into this book and my life is transformed. This book is explaining it in ways that made it so easy to take on. The writing self explanatory.
As someone who has friends who used to live in Lebanon in the midst of the civil war - they moved to Brazil, South America - followed by the violence that continues to have a ripple effect in the entire region - is a relief to read this book. I believe that people should take on the task of reaching friends and help them get educated about the Machiavellian politics in the Middle East, and the special role that America has been playing in it. This book is helpful also for those who felt helpless or had friends who felt helpless, frightened when very little was known about the political Machiavellian politics in the Middle East. It is a must-have for every international relations student learning about, and wanting to understand the Machiavellian politics of the Middle East. Superbly done!

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D. E. Grayson

worth reading

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2018

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really absorbing read and a window into globalpolitik

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Danimal

Great work from the daughter of Terry Anderson

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2017

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Great work from the daughter of Terry Anderson. I was especially intrigued by the revelations of former CIA asset Mustafa Zein, regarding the real identity of the Iranian General who "defected" to the West....but who was discovered to have orchestrated the 1983 USMC barracks and US embassy bombings in Beirut. Was Asgari a deep plant Mole of Mossad the whole time?? The answer is a likely 'Yes'!!

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andrea s.

Can't give it 5 stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2017

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I liked the writer's style of intertwining her pursuit of her father's abductors and her own lifestyle and experiences. Once she learned the identity of the kidnappers the book fell apart.

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Darry Ojala

Fascinating read

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2017

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A wonderful insight into the realities of a family s suffering through this hostage situation. Thank you Sulome for baring all.

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