Shooting the Moon: A Hostage Story by Callie Strydom (Second Hand Paperback)

Shooting the Moon: A Hostage Story by Callie Strydom (Second Hand Paperback)

A gripping first-hand account of courage, survival and hope during one of South Africa's most widely reported hostage crises.

In Shooting the Moon: A Hostage Story, Callie and Monique Strydom recount their harrowing 128-day captivity after being taken hostage by Abu Sayyaf rebels while on a diving holiday near Sipadan Island in 2000. As told to journalist Marianne Thamm, the book provides a deeply personal insight into their ordeal, the emotional and physical challenges they endured, and the resilience that ultimately saw them safely reunited with their family. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Published by Spearhead, this compelling paperback is an important South African true-life story and a fascinating read for those interested in survival, contemporary history and human endurance.

Title: Shooting the Moon: A Hostage Story
Author: Callie Strydom (with Monique Strydom, as told to Marianne Thamm)
ISBN: 9780864864733
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Spearhead
Language: English
Publication Year: 2001
Sections: Non-Fiction → True Crime → South African

Condition:

• Original paperback edition
• Second-hand copy
• Cover may show light shelf wear
• Pages are clean and fully readable unless otherwise stated
• May include previous owner's name or light age-related marks

Please note: This is a pre-owned book. Minor signs of previous ownership, shelf wear or age-related tanning may be present but do not affect readability unless otherwise stated.