Lost to the World
A Memoir of Faith, Family and Five Years in Terrorist Captivity
$33.13
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2023
Summary
An astonishing and moving true story of captivity, endurance and survival against all the odds at the hands of Islamic extremists.
In late August of 2011, Shahbaz Taseer was driving to his office in Lahore, Pakistan when he was dragged from his car at gunpoint and kidnapped by members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a Taliban-affiliated terrorist group.
Just seven months earlier, his father, Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab Province, had been shot dead by his…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552175357 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552175358 |
| Author: | Shahbaz Taseer |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 27 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 214g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 126mm x 18mm |
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Astounding-an honest and fascinating account of something almost no other person has survived. * Jemima Khan *This memoir is a complete tour de force of emotions. * Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Academy Award-winning filmmaker and journalist *What a book. Lost to the World is a survival narrative unlike no other…Above all…a deeply moving testament to the triumph of human spirit. * Héctor Tobar, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Deep Down Dark *An astonishing story. A fascinating book. * Hugo Rifkind *
About The Author
Shahbaz Taseer
Shahbaz Taseer is a Pakistani businessman and the son of the late governor of Punjab, Pakistan. Taseer was held in captivity for almost five years and was recovered from Kuchlak, Balochistan, on March 8, 2016. His kidnapping was referred to as one of the highest profile kidnappings in Pakistan.
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