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Taken on Trust
Taken on Trust | Terry Waite
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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.
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TheEllieMo
Taken on Trust | Terry Waite
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Book: Taken on Trust by Terry Waite

Author: Josephine Tey

Film: Top Gun

Band: Tears for Fears

Song: Tainted Love by Gloria Jones

#ManicMonday
#LetterT
@CBee

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TheEllieMo
Taken on Trust | Terry Waite
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Long ago, when I was in my teens, I followed the news stories of the Lebanese civil war and hostage taking, and then in my early 20s, the release of some of those hostages, including Terry Waite. His dignity had a huge impact on me. I saw him when he visited my local bookstore when Taken On Trust was first released, and saw him speak again at an event a few years ago - still a powerful speaker in his 70s.

#Autobiography #AboutAugust @Eggs

Eggs Great choice 📚👏🏻👏🏻 4y
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TheEllieMo
Taken on Trust | Terry Waite
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I‘ve always found this chap very #Inspiring. We‘re all feeling stressed about staying in the comfort of our homes, while in touch with are loved ones: Waite spent four years in a cell alone.

#AcrossApril @Eggs

Eggs Excellent choice 👍🏼 4y
Lcsmcat I heard him speak once, years ago. He‘s a very powerful speaker. 4y
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TheEllieMo
Taken on Trust | Terry Waite
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Held hostage for almost five years, 4 of them in solitary confinement, this was the book Waite wrote in his head, and committed to paper when he was eventually released. I could sit an listen to this man talk for hours. #NowWeAreFree

#SoaringScores @Cinfhen @CrowCAH

CrowCAH Oh wow quite the tale! 4y
Cinfhen I can‘t even imagine 😢😭 4y
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TheEllieMo
Taken on Trust | Terry Waite
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I have twice been privileged to hear this man give a #Talk about his experiences as a hostage in the Lebanon, and what he learned from the experience. He said, on his first visit to Beirut since his release from captivity “If you are bitter, it will eat you up and do more damage to you than to the people who have hurt you." I have so much respect for him. I read the book immediately after its release, probably time for a reread.

#JulyColdPlay

Lcsmcat He‘s an amazing speaker! Stacked. 5y
Eggs Wonderful choice👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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