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Kidnapped in Yemen : one woman's amazing escape from captivity / Mary Quin.

Summary:

At the moment when Mary Quin ripped an AK-47 from the hands of a wounded kidnapper and made her escape in the Yemen desert, she knew her life could never be the same. She and fifteen fellow tourists had been used as human shields in a terrifying gun battle between the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army and Yemeni troops. When the shooting stopped, four hostages and three kidnappers were dead. Kidnapped in Yemen is the unforgettable firsthand account of this remarkable woman's unusual story of curiosity, survival, and healing.

Record details

ISBN: 159228728X
ISBN: 9781592287284
Physical Description: vii, 248 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Guilford, CT : Lyons Press, 2005.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Tell me again why you went to Yemen? -- Touring the land of Sheba -- Ambush on the road to Aden -- Surviving the rescue -- Mash in Mudiyah -- Getting out of Yemen -- Fallout-personal and political -- A networking opportunity -- "I only gave orders to kill the men" -- The British boys -- Arrow from Cupid's bow -- Verdicts in Aden -- Justice in Zinjibar -- Fighting back with feminism -- Pursuing the promised lands -- The mullah of Finsbury Park -- Jihad Britannia -- Controlling the camps -- Inside al-Mansoor prison -- Return to Abyan -- North to the future -- Becoming the hunter -- Afterword.