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My Son Tom: The Life and Tragic Death of Tom Hurndal
Jocelyn Hurndall
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Description for My Son Tom: The Life and Tragic Death of Tom Hurndal
Paperback. Presents the story of the life and premature death of Tom Hurndall. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BG; HBJF1; HBLX; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. The Life and Tragic Death of Tom Hurndal. 320 pages, Illustrations, map. Presents the story of the life and premature death of Tom Hurndall. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BG; HBJF1; HBLX; JPW. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight: 242.
In April 2003, twenty-one-year-old English photojournalism student Tom Hurndall was shot in the head as he was rescuing a Palestinian child in the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Here is Tom's mother's account of his courageous quest, its tragic end and a devastated family's struggle for justice in a case that made legal history. It is an elegy for a son, full of loss but also of hope. Written with honesty, dignity and insight, this moving story of a remarkable young man, a mother's love, and a devoted family gives a human face to a conflict that, directly ... Read more
In April 2003, twenty-one-year-old English photojournalism student Tom Hurndall was shot in the head as he was rescuing a Palestinian child in the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Here is Tom's mother's account of his courageous quest, its tragic end and a devastated family's struggle for justice in a case that made legal history. It is an elegy for a son, full of loss but also of hope. Written with honesty, dignity and insight, this moving story of a remarkable young man, a mother's love, and a devoted family gives a human face to a conflict that, directly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747592884
SKU
V9780747592884
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About Jocelyn Hurndall
Jocelyn Hurndall was born in Winchester in 1951. In the early 1970s she worked as kibbutz volunteer on the Israeli/Lebanese border and travelled through the West Bank to Jerusalem, where her father had worked as a pioneer of wave energy in the early 1960s. She began a career as a teacher in 1974, eventually becoming Head of Learning Support in ... Read more
Reviews for My Son Tom: The Life and Tragic Death of Tom Hurndal
'This intimate and profoundly moving book by Tom's mother serves as a memorial to a kind, gentle and talented son' Daily Mail 'A very raw and honest emotional illustration of the depth of such a turn of events ... Readers become part of the family, bewildered and shocked by the impact of the tragic news, feeling lost, watching other ... Read more