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Blais, Edith, 1984-
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Blais, Edith, 1984- -- Captivity.
Blais, Edith, 1984- -- Kidnapping.
Hostages -- Sahara -- Biography.
Kidnapping victims -- Sahara -- Biography.
Hostages -- Canada -- Biography.
Kidnapping victims -- Canada -- Biography.
Terrorism -- Sahara.
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Blais, Edith, 1984-
Blais, Edith, 1984- -- Captivity.
Blais, Edith, 1984- -- Kidnapping.
Hostages -- Sahara -- Biography.
Kidnapping victims -- Sahara -- Biography.
Hostages -- Canada -- Biography.
Kidnapping victims -- Canada -- Biography.
Terrorism -- Sahara.
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The
weight
of
sand
:
my
450
days
held
hostage
in the
Sahara
/ Edith Blais ; translated by Katia Grubisic.
by
Blais, Edith, 1984-
Greystone Books, 2021.
Call #:
364.154092 B635w
Subjects
Blais, Edith, 1984- -- Captivity.
Blais, Edith, 1984- -- Kidnapping.
Hostages --
Sahara
-- Biography.
Kidnapping victims --
Sahara
-- Biography.
Hostages -- Canada -- Biography.
Kidnapping victims -- Canada -- Biography.
Terrorism --
Sahara
.
ISBN:
9781771649094 (hc)
Uniform title:
Sablier. English
Description:
276 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Translation of: Le Sablier.
Includes poems written by Edith Blais.
Summary:
"A radiant, unforgettable memoir of one woman's
450
days
spent in captivity, and her defiant refusal to have her humanity stripped away. When Edith meets Luca in a small Northern town, the two connect instantly. Under the Northern Lights, they develop a deep friendship over their shared passions: travel, living off the land, a bohemian life. In search of wanderlust, they embark on an epic road trip from Italy to Togo, where they will join their friend's sustainable farming project. Upon arriving on the African continent, they change their itinerary and drive through Africa's Sahel region, a haven for militant groups, where they are surrounded and captured. Little was known about Edith's and Luca's fate until they reappeared in Mali more than one year later, having mysteriously escaped their captors. Now, Edith shares her harrowing story with the world for the first time-complete with the poems that became a lifeline for her in captivity, which she wrote in secret with a pen borrowed from another
hostage
. Against the stunning but cruel backdrop of the desert, Edith recounts her months as a
hostage
: the oppressive heat, violent sandstorms, constant relocations, hunger strikes, and her eventual heart-pounding escape. Separated from Luca early on, she finds solidarity and comfort with a group of other female hostages, who lend her a pen to write poetry, a creative outlet that helps save her life. Edith is steadfast in her will to remain sane: she reveals her dedication to her art, and her striking ability to unsettle her captors and identify their vulnerabilities. A compelling descent into a strange, brutal universe, The
Weight
of
Sand
is ultimately a life-affirming book and a poetic celebration of one woman's resilience."--Publisher.
Genre:
Memoirs.
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