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The Sky is Always ThereSurviving a kidnapping in Chechnya
Author: Camilla Carr, Jonathan JamesIn April 1997 Camilla Carr and Jon James set off as volunteers in a £500 Lada stacked high with toys, games, footballs, paints and a parachute. Their destination was Chechnya and their aim was to work with children who had been traumatised by war. After working for two months setting up and teaching in a rehabilitation centre and watching the children begin to smile and play again, they were kidnapped by Chechen guerrillas. There followed fourteen months of incarceration in ‘homes’ that varied from a concrete box with no natural light or fresh air, to a pink trompe l’oeil bedroom via a sauna and various cellars. They experienced everything from rape and mental torture to moments of compassion and kindness. They survived by using tools such as tai chi, yoga, meditation and humour; and through creating a dialogue with their captors, looking beneath their masks of fear and anger to reach the small flame of love and laughter unquenched by the demonising nature of war. The Sky is Always There by Camilla Carr and Jonathan James will be featured on Radio 4's Book of the Week during the week beginning April 28th. Readings from the book will be broadcast twice daily at 9.45am and half past midnight. Click here to read Camilla and Jon's interview in The Times newspaper which was published on the 21st April 2008.
Downloads available which relate to this title Chapter One (Size:94 KB)Categories: Literature and General Interest Publication Date: 26 March 2008 By Canterbury Press Binding/Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Status: In Stock Price: £14.99 ISBN: 9781853118562
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