Stephanie D. (StephanieSD) reviewed on 11/28/2007 + 6 more book reviews

We all know the basics behind the Danny Pearl story. This book tells you the details of what happened from the woman who lived it.

It is a difficult, frustrating, hard, riveting, necessary story. In a world where East and West mistrust each other, a band of people from India, Pakistan, and the United States come together to try and right one wrong, and as hard as they work, they still fail. It doesn't give me much hope that the world can be peaceful one day. If the government agencies of Pakistan can't work with each other, can't even agree that the crime of kidnapping and murder is even all that serious, how can we expect different countries, different religions, different tribes whose irrational hatred of all persons different from them dates back centuries to finally "get along"? This story exposes the differences in the Western and Eastern cultures and attitudes and shows that we have a long, long way to go in understanding what peace is exactly before we can attain it.

I may write to Mariane Pearl personally to ask her how she kept her strength throughout the ordeal, and how she continues to do so. I think she's my new hero.

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