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Kidnapped
This is an amazing story about a Bedouin beauty, who is raised as an Israeli, becomes a lawyer and is recruited to the Israeli 'Mossad'…She is abducted together with a judge, who is also a 'Mossad' man, and both of them are held by a terrorist organization…jailed in a cave in harsh imprisonment conditions and…
"The blond woman picked Avital up easily and started to take big steps towards a black car... During the next seconds, while driving, the woman took off her blond wig, and the tall lank man who was revealed didn't look at all like the figure who abducted Avital less than a minute ago… The car hurried eastwards in full speed and power, to the Iranian border, while behind it, following closely, was a grey car…"
And in addition…
"The Israeli helicopter retreated and halted and a rope ladder was thrown from it…The three advanced unit soldiers came running to the escapees … The rope ladder was rolled up and the helicopter rose and climbed high in the air, carrying with it Dave, Avital and their savior, Hamudi…"
The authoress, Dr. Varda Foox, was born in Tel Aviv and has lived in an agricultural community for 25 years. She has been dreaming to write a book for many years, but only when she retired from teaching she sat down to write it.
In this book Varda has integrated the story of the abducted Israeli soldier and juxtaposed it in the protagonists of this book…and her imagination brought about a different "ending", a much better one.
The President of Israel words on the book "Kidnapped":
"Your book integrates realistic and fictional elements and deals with a complex and painful issue…its moving plot brings about difficult moral dilemmas, both on the personal level and on the national level, whose solution involves a sensitive performance…in your book, as well as in reality…"
(-) Shimon Peres
The President of Israe
"The blond woman picked Avital up easily and started to take big steps towards a black car... During the next seconds, while driving, the woman took off her blond wig, and the tall lank man who was revealed didn't look at all like the figure who abducted Avital less than a minute ago… The car hurried eastwards in full speed and power, to the Iranian border, while behind it, following closely, was a grey car…"
And in addition…
"The Israeli helicopter retreated and halted and a rope ladder was thrown from it…The three advanced unit soldiers came running to the escapees … The rope ladder was rolled up and the helicopter rose and climbed high in the air, carrying with it Dave, Avital and their savior, Hamudi…"
The authoress, Dr. Varda Foox, was born in Tel Aviv and has lived in an agricultural community for 25 years. She has been dreaming to write a book for many years, but only when she retired from teaching she sat down to write it.
In this book Varda has integrated the story of the abducted Israeli soldier and juxtaposed it in the protagonists of this book…and her imagination brought about a different "ending", a much better one.
The President of Israel words on the book "Kidnapped":
"Your book integrates realistic and fictional elements and deals with a complex and painful issue…its moving plot brings about difficult moral dilemmas, both on the personal level and on the national level, whose solution involves a sensitive performance…in your book, as well as in reality…"
(-) Shimon Peres
The President of Israe
- GenresThriller
506 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 3, 2013
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February 9, 2014
Absolute racist garbage
this book is poorly edited and written. the story is nothing but a cheap crap tale of all Arabs are terrorists and Israelis are the victims and heroes. Not realistic at all. I am sure Russia does not allow Iranian soldiers to keep a base in Russia, nor can you drive from Russia to Lebanon in a couple hours, not to mention the bad guys everywhere in the world, no matter which country be it Russia, Europe or Iran just happen to speak Arabic. for the author's knowledge, they speak Farsi in Iran, not Arabic. Just a total racist propaganda story to spread hate. Very disappointing not to mention the bad editing and poor use of English.
this book is poorly edited and written. the story is nothing but a cheap crap tale of all Arabs are terrorists and Israelis are the victims and heroes. Not realistic at all. I am sure Russia does not allow Iranian soldiers to keep a base in Russia, nor can you drive from Russia to Lebanon in a couple hours, not to mention the bad guys everywhere in the world, no matter which country be it Russia, Europe or Iran just happen to speak Arabic. for the author's knowledge, they speak Farsi in Iran, not Arabic. Just a total racist propaganda story to spread hate. Very disappointing not to mention the bad editing and poor use of English.
February 19, 2014
Not bad for a first attempt.
Not bad for a first attempt.
This book is fall if rung wards, bed spellings, forth great grammar an slope plot development.
If you can get past the mistakes, the last chapter makes up for the rest of the prose. I usually read a book this size in a single day. Kidnapped took three. Dr. Foox may have intended us think it was written by an individual just learning English. If so, she has my sincere apologies.
I was expecting some kind of plot twist at the end, as in Clancy, or Grisham, or Stratton-Porter. Sigh.
Maybe in the sequel?
Not bad for a first attempt.
This book is fall if rung wards, bed spellings, forth great grammar an slope plot development.
If you can get past the mistakes, the last chapter makes up for the rest of the prose. I usually read a book this size in a single day. Kidnapped took three. Dr. Foox may have intended us think it was written by an individual just learning English. If so, she has my sincere apologies.
I was expecting some kind of plot twist at the end, as in Clancy, or Grisham, or Stratton-Porter. Sigh.
Maybe in the sequel?
January 31, 2014
I'm reading 'Kidnapped' and am appalled at the atrocious translation.
It looks like whoever translated it from the Hebrew used a dictionary without grasping the basics of English grammar or building a sentence in English, which really lessens the enjoyment of reading what is otherwise
a fairly good plot. (I am familiar with Hebrew and thus able to compare).
It looks like whoever translated it from the Hebrew used a dictionary without grasping the basics of English grammar or building a sentence in English, which really lessens the enjoyment of reading what is otherwise
a fairly good plot. (I am familiar with Hebrew and thus able to compare).
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February 3, 2014Don't bother with this one.
The most convoluted, poorly written book I have read recently. It's as if there was no editor available from page one onward. The poor grammar and inappropriate and illogical words that are sprinkled like confetti throughout made it nearly impossible to follow, let alone enjoy, the story. I quit about h'alf way through.
The most convoluted, poorly written book I have read recently. It's as if there was no editor available from page one onward. The poor grammar and inappropriate and illogical words that are sprinkled like confetti throughout made it nearly impossible to follow, let alone enjoy, the story. I quit about h'alf way through.
February 18, 2014
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
didn't like the story I muddled through it. it was broken up to much. it was hard to follow. a lot of times I had a hard time knowing which people were the good guy's and who were the bad. to me it was hard to follow and at Times I thought about not finishing this book.
Kidnapped
didn't like the story I muddled through it. it was broken up to much. it was hard to follow. a lot of times I had a hard time knowing which people were the good guy's and who were the bad. to me it was hard to follow and at Times I thought about not finishing this book.
February 7, 2015
too badly written
Really no stars! Could not get past page eleven. Run on sentences; words missing from sentences; no cohesive paragraphs. Has the author ever heard of an editor? Don't waste your time
Really no stars! Could not get past page eleven. Run on sentences; words missing from sentences; no cohesive paragraphs. Has the author ever heard of an editor? Don't waste your time
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February 4, 2014Needs editing
This book is interesting but is poorly written. A lot of misspelled words and incorrect grammar. I was not impressed.
This book is interesting but is poorly written. A lot of misspelled words and incorrect grammar. I was not impressed.
June 9, 2014
waste of time to read...sorry
August 10, 2016
Good book
You people should just read this novel yourselves and write your own review on this novel. I really enjoyed reading this novel very much so. Shelley MA
You people should just read this novel yourselves and write your own review on this novel. I really enjoyed reading this novel very much so. Shelley MA
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April 1, 2015Terrible. Badly written or translated. Could not read more than 100 pages.
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