- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Corgi Childrens (3 Aug 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552555479
- ISBN-13: 978-0552555470
- Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 1.6 x 20 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,211,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A powerfully original and gripping adventure, which explores the themes of hostages, politics, terrorism and first love on a fictitious Carribean island, written in breathtakingly beautiful narrative by a master storyteller.
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Even in his wildest nightmares, Martin could never have predicted what would happen when his family sign up for two day's trekking in the National Park during their holiday on the beautiful island of Santa Clara. They've barely set off when their car is waylaid and Martin, his parents and another family are stopped at gunpoint and bundled into a lorry that heads for the dense forest.
The captives are pushed to their physical and emotional limits as they are forced further into the wild terrain, away from any possible rescue. But during their ordeal, the hostages come to understand something of the harsh political backdrop to life on Santa Clara, and the events that have shaped the lives of their captors and fuelled their actions. Martin discovers deep feelings for Louise, the other teenager caught up in the nightmare, only to have to watch her growing love for Eduardo, the youngest hostage-taker.
CAPTIVES is a wonderfully-written, deeply-engaging story about ten people thrown together under extraordinary circumstances and with devastating consequences - a story that will resonate with the reader long afterwards.
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Made me think, but didn't tug at my heart strings
23 July 2008
Format:Hardcover
Two families go on vacation, but get taken captive by guerrillas. The book chronicles the families with their captors from two perspectives. One is a journal, written by Martin's father. The other is third person and includes back stories, but created by Martin. The book emphasizes the complications of third world terrorism and the multiple perspectives. It isn't terribly personal and sometimes falls short in emotion. It was very interesting, though. Haha, and I liked the "bad guys" better than some of the "victims."
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