PRAISE FOR A SLIVER OF LIGHT "Time after time in
A Sliver of Light—when they're beaten by sadistic guards, or blindfolded and slung into vans—you think,
This is it. They cannot survive this time....gripping...lucid...tough."—
Entertainment Weekly (A-)
"Riveting and necessary and illuminating in countless unexpected ways. The hikers have pulled off the almost impossible task of making from their hellish experience something of beauty and grace."—Dave Eggers
"
A Sliver of Light weaves a spellbinding tale of hard-won survival at the intersection of courage and love—the love of friends struggling to support one another in wretched circumstances, the unyielding bedrock of mothers' love for their long-lost children, and the fiercely tested love of three people for the family of humankind. It is a triumph of writing born of a triumph of being."—Andrew Solomon, author of
Far from the Tree and
The Noonday Demon "Sarah, Shane, and Josh have a lesson for us all: with strength, solidarity, and a firm hold on principles, one can endure. Despite their unjust imprisonment, solitary confinement, and the looming threat of death, they stayed true to their ideals and defied the cruel illogic of global geopolitics that shackled them.
A Sliver of Light is a richly written testament to love, survival, and the determination to make a difference in the world, whether behind bars or free."
—Amy Goodman, host of
Democracy Now! News Hour "In a captivating memoir, three young Americans adroitly draw us in to an engrossing tale of innocents caught not only in a foreign prison, but between two countries in a perpetual state of enmity. Writing in their three distinct voices and with no hint of bitterness—but with brutal honesty—they convey the misery and mental torture of unjust imprisonment as well as frustration at being pawns in geopolitical game."—Hooman Majd, author of
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ and
The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay "
A Sliver of Light is the record of a human rights triumph, a moving memoir by three individuals who found the strength to survive."—
San Jose Mercury News "The narrative captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of daily life in prison, a life made even worse by their imperfect grasp of Persian. It’s a testament to the willpower and discipline of the three captives that they maintained their values and sense of justice through their long ordeal."—
Publishers Weekly "The three American hikers imprisoned in Iran in 2009 alternate relaying their versions of their scary, uncertain ordeal....An unsugared account that demonstrates the admirable, unbreakable bond of friends, parents and countrymen."—
Kirkus Reviews "This engaging story portrays the horrors of imprisonment and the danger that awaits any intrepid traveler who becomes mired between the antipathy of two governments."
—BooklistPRAISE FOR A SLIVER OF LIGHT "Time after time in A Sliver of Light—when they're beaten by sadistic guards, or blindfolded and slung into vans—you think, This is it. They cannot survive this time....gripping...lucid...tough."—Entertainment Weekly (A-)
"Riveting and necessary and illuminating in countless unexpected ways. The hikers have pulled off the almost impossible task of making from their hellish experience something of beauty and grace."—Dave Eggers
"A Sliver of Light weaves a spellbinding tale of hard-won survival at the intersection of courage and love—the love of friends struggling to support one another in wretched circumstances, the unyielding bedrock of mothers' love for their long-lost children, and the fiercely tested love of three people for the family of humankind. It is a triumph of writing born of a triumph of being."—Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree and The Noonday Demon
"Sarah, Shane, and Josh have a lesson for us all: with strength, solidarity, and a firm hold on principles, one can endure. Despite their unjust imprisonment, solitary confinement, and the looming threat of death, they stayed true to their ideals and defied the cruel illogic of global geopolitics that shackled them. A Sliver of Light is a richly written testament to love, survival, and the determination to make a difference in the world, whether behind bars or free."—Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! News Hour
"In a captivating memoir, three young Americans adroitly draw us in to an engrossing tale of innocents caught not only in a foreign prison, but between two countries in a perpetual state of enmity. Writing in their three distinct voices and with no hint of bitterness—but with brutal honesty—they convey the misery and mental torture of unjust imprisonment as well as frustration at being pawns in geopolitical game."—Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ and The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay
"A Sliver of Light is the record of a human rights triumph, a moving memoir by three individuals who found the strength to survive."—San Jose Mercury News
"The narrative captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of daily life in prison, a life made even worse by their imperfect grasp of Persian. It’s a testament to the willpower and discipline of the three captives that they maintained their values and sense of justice through their long ordeal."—Publishers Weekly
"The three American hikers imprisoned in Iran in 2009 alternate relaying their versions of their scary, uncertain ordeal....An unsugared account that demonstrates the admirable, unbreakable bond of friends, parents and countrymen."—Kirkus Reviews
"This engaging story portrays the horrors of imprisonment and the danger that awaits any intrepid traveler who becomes mired between the antipathy of two governments."—Booklist
