A Mighty Heart

I was actually incredibly intrigued by this story. It was heart pounding and then heartbreaking. I really enjoyed Mariane's sincere narrative and painful reminiscence of a terrifying time.

It's tough to start this book knowing the end already. And while it's still horrifying to think what the Pearls have gone through, it is very heartening to read about all the wonderful help they got from dedicated Pakistanis as they searched for the kidnappers.

At the end of the book, the author publishes several pages of letters that she received after Danny's death. Some are eloquent, others brief, but all are heartfelt. But there was one letter to her new son that began “... I'm really happy that you are healthy. Your mom is really happy, too. She loves you a lot...” and I thought - oh, must be a letter from a high-schooler or something. But no, it was from our commander in chief. (The letter from his wife was much better).