On 23 October 2009 British couple Paul & Rachel Chandler were kidnapped from their sailing boat in the archipelago of the Seychelles. Their yacht Lynn Rival was recovered six days later by naval forces abandoned off the central Somali coast. After the attack Paul & Rachel were taken first onto a previously hijacked merchant ship & then to Somalia where they were held for over a year enduring threats & intimidation while their captors tried to extort millions of dollars from their family. In this remarkable book the Chandlers recount their terrifying ordeal revealing the inspiring & poignant story behind the dramatic headlines. At the heart of their survival was their unshakeable belief in each other & their determination to survive making Hostage an unlikely love story; for Paul & Rachel death at times seemed preferable to being separated.