{"product_id":"hostage-my-own-story-paperback","title":"Hostage - My Own Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Maresch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristine Maresch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an amazing story. The most amazing thing about it is that it actually happened. What begins as a moment of innocent passion leads sixteen-year-old Christine Maresch into a nightmare - a nightmare that is to last five years and change her life dramatically and forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter meeting a young German, Walter Maresch, at a roadside carnival, Christine is forced to marry him as he hides in Australia as an illegal immigrant. With devastating honesty, Christine describes their life on the run, a traumatic visit to Germany, involvement with neo-Nazi groups, bank robberies, and a hair-raising escape through Greece and Turkey that has more than a faint echo of Midnight Express. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning to Australia, Christine and daughter Mandy are held prisoner on a yacht off the Queensland coast. When they are finally rescued, Walter is sentenced to a long prison term and Christine finds herself caught up in a blaze of undreamed-of publicity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn April 2023, Christine passed away in a similarly tragic circumstance. Her daughter, Amanda Maresch, has digitized and updated this edition in her honour.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45206600122503,"sku":"9798397613620","price":22.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/EnAy2mmJ3M9798397613620.webp?v=1783706263","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hostage-my-own-story-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}