Sunday, November 26, 2017

Terry Waite's 6 best books

Terry Waite was the Church of England hostage negotiator held captive in Beirut by Hezbollah from 1987 to 1991. His books include Taken On Trust and Solitude. One of Waite's six best books, as shared at the Daily Express:
THE MEMORY CHALET by Tony Judt

Judt was a great social historian who was completely immobile in his later years when he wrote this remarkable book, looking back on his life. He was a man of deep feeling and many contradictions. To a lesser extent, I know what it's like to be confined and your mind does go back.
Read about the other entries on the list.

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