Author(s): Peter Shaw

Biography & Memoir

Peter Shaw first came to the world's attention in June 2002 when he was brutally kidnapped by a pseudo military organisation in a busy suburb of Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia in eastern Europe. His harrowing account of his five month captivity and subsequent 'escape' in November 2002, encapsulated by a live television interview broadcast from Georgia only hours after his release, captured the attention of an international audience and invoked widespread sympathy and admiration. Peter's powerful and moving story focuses on how he managed to endure the harsh physical and mental pressure inflicted upon him by his captors, particularly during a period of 141 days when he was held in appalling conditions, chained by the neck in a tiny cell 3 meters underground, unlit, cold, wet and isolated, and his eventual reunion with his loved ones. The theme of Peter's book is how an 'ordinary Joe' is able to endure unimaginable levels of physical and mental hardship by reaching deep into the inner recesses of one's character and finding hitherto unknown levels of determination, courage and strong mindedness.