About this title: Mariane Pearl, a journalist herself, was in Karachi with her husband Danny Pearl, the South Asian bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, on the day he was kidnapped, January 23, 2002. Here she tells the story of their marriage, their careers, and the frantic five-week search which ended with the sad news that Danny Pearl had been cruelly murdered by his abductors.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780743244428ISBN:0743244427
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780743244428ISBN:0743244427
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
"Somehow Mariane Pearl manages to turn the story of her husband's gruesome death at the hands of Pakistani terrorists into an inspiring story of hope. In "A Mighty Heart," she recounts the days after Danny's disappearance with the keen observational and storytelling skills that make her a great journalist. She shares the struggles she faces trying to find her husband in a country whose counterterrorism unit can't even afford their own computers and printers; in trying to care for the child growing inside her when she is too scared to go on without Danny; and in her decision to carry on his legacy of the kind of journalism people need. The beautiful thing about Mariane's story is that instead of injecting it with bitterness and hatred, she chooses to show the good that she still believes is in people. She shares letters strangers sent her about how they have been touched by her husband's death, and talks about her plans to carry on his work of promoting peace and understanding among cultures. This is a beautiful and very moving book."
"I am not one to read the last chapter of the book before I read the first because I just "have to know" what happens. Going into this book we already know the tragic ending that is to come. Daniel Pearl was an peace loving journalist who wanted to show the world the good in a very troubled time. The way in which Mariane tells this heartbreaking story makes you feel as if you are in the room with all of the men & women searching for Danny. She shows so much courage and strength during what must have been a soul wrenching time that you almost forget she is his pregnant wife. After reading this book I not only feel that she has told you about Danny's short life but also conveyed one of the greatest love story's I have ever read."
"I had put this book on my Amazon wish list awhile back, around the same time I saw the movie adaptation starring Angelina Jolie. I knew that the movie stayed as true as possible to the book, so I really wanted to get a more in-depth look at the life of Danny and Mariane Pearl.
The portrait Mariane Pearl paints of her husband, their friends, Pakistan, and those who were a part of the massive effort to find and bring Danny Pearl home is detailed and incredibly perceptive. She made me feel as if I knew these people, as if they were mutual friends that we were discussing.
Reading this book, I felt Mariane's tremendous love for her husband, and for the life they had together as seekers of truth through responsible journalism. I also felt her incredible frustration with the Pakistani authorities, who seemed to not care so much about Danny's kidnapping as they did about how it made their country appear in the eyes of the world. I also understood the affection and trust she felt for those who did their best to bring Danny home - Captain, Dost, Randall Bennett and the many others she worked alongside during the weeks that Danny was kidnapped.
A Mighty Heart showcases both the best and the worst of human nature. Mariane and her family were victims of the worst of human nature, but they found some of the best in those who came to their aid.
At times, I had tears in my eyes. Tears of rage. Tears of anguish. Mostly I asked myself, how can someone hate that much? I can't understand it. How can anyone hate so much that they have to destroy anything and everything that doesn't conform to their viewpoint?
I agree with Mariane. We need to begin a dialogue. And we need to keep it going, no matter what. We have to make things better, because no one is going to do it for us. Mariane Pearl is a woman of tremendous courage and understanding. We could all learn a lesson from her.
I swear I will not dishonor my soul with hatred, but offer myself humbly as a guardian of nature, as a healer of misery, as a messenger of wonder, as an architect of peace."
"I think I wanted this book to be different than it is - to be less the first-person story of Mariane's quest and loss, and more the one-step-back analysis of how it could be that a fundamentalist group could see in Daniel Pearl a boon to their cause. I wanted the geo-political background, the application of history - and perhaps I wanted them as much to cushion Daniel's death as because I want to understand more about that region and the tumult therein.
It's heartbreaking to read of Mariane's work to track down her husband, and despite knowing how things turned out, it's no less heartbreaking when Daniel's death is revealed to her in the book. The web of acts surrounding his abduction, the deep-seated hatred running north and south, east and west through Karachi and into the moment where Daniel was taken - it's a crushing view of humanity to absorb.
And yet there's a child born by book's end, a reason to keep moving forward, and the last chapter of the book includes excerpts from letters of condolence sent to Mariane from all over the world. Some made me smile, some made me teary, all were moving - and it's in those letters, and the basic goodness of people the world over, that there is cause to hope."
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