- Paperback: 307 pages
- Publisher: Random House UK; New edition edition (May 27 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 009999030X
- ISBN-13: 978-0099990307
- Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 2.2 x 19.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 240 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#312,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #37 in Books > History > Middle East > Lebanon
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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.
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An Evil Cradling,
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This review is from: An Evil Cradling (Paperback)
I first read this book when first published years ago and remember being terribly moved by Brian Keenans experience. Reading it again years later took me back into that experience again with him. This is a mystical read ! Inspireing and motivating to see the connection between each one of us. fantastic read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Bold, Honest and Horrific,
By KEN SCOTT author "Scotty" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: BLIND FLIGHT: EVIL CRADLING (Paperback)
Keenan takes the reader from the heady, exciting, politically influenced atmosphere of Belfast during the troubles to the not too disimilar atmosphere of Beirut. While I do not wish to demean Belfast, it is a city where you need to be careful and on your guard. I know, I have been there many times. (For the love of a beautiful Irish girl, I met on holiday many years ago.)Keenan relaxes a little bit too much one day and finds himself kidnapped by a fundamentalist group who by all accounts, don't really know what it is they actually wish to demand, and who it is they wish to demand it from. So you find yourself turning page after page (rather quickly) wondering when the hell the poor man is going to be released. A wonderful frank, vulgar, blunt, violent account of a horror, none of us mere mortals could ever imagine. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Uplifting,
By His Bobness - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: An Evil Cradling (Paperback)
I'd had this book on my bookshelf for many years, having bought it after seeing an excellent review. But I never seemed to get around to reading it - perhaps it would be hard going, a harrowing tale ... Finally, I picked it up. It's an amazing read - you really get to know Keenan, and his companion for much of his incarceration, John McCarthy, and what's more his captors too. (The American hostages they spend time with are less well drawn in many cases) How could we cope in this situation? Keenan tells us exactly how he and McCarthy made it through - nearly five years in his case; more than five for McCarthy. Occasionally, Keenan veers towards becoming a little too cerebral about it all, but then pulls back, leaving us which much to mull over about the strength but also sheer honesty of this man. One of those books where you finish feeling like you have really come to know someone - perhaps more than you know the people in your own life. I closed the book (a little surprised at where it ended ... I wanted more ... but that's Brian) and immediately sought up to date information about Keenan -- to discover that he only recently returned to Lebanon for the first time (see the Times Online, March 08, to complete the journey after you've read the book).
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One of the best books I have ever read.,
By dorothy linger - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: BLIND FLIGHT: EVIL CRADLING (Paperback)
I really liked this book. It was so honest and well written that you felt you were right there with him the whole time. The only thing I didn't like about it was that it ended too abruptly. I would love it if the author wrote another book about his experiences when he was finally back in Ireland.
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