Hostage

“I refuse to let myself drown in pain. I am surviving. I am a hostage. In the heart of Gaza. A stranger in a strange land. In the home of a Hamas-supporting family. And I’m getting out of here. I have to. I’m getting out of here. I’m coming home.”—Eli Sharabi

On October 7th, 2023, Hamas terrorists stormed Kibbutz Be’eri, shattering the peaceful life Eli Sharabi had built with his British wife, Lianne, and their teenage daughters, Noiya and Yahel. Dragged barefoot out his front door while his family watched in horror, Sharabi was plunged into the suffocating darkness of Gaza’s tunnels, where he endured 491 days in captivity.

As war raged above him, Sharabi held onto the hope that he would be reunited with his loved ones.

In the first memoir by a released Israeli hostage—and the fastest-selling book in Israel’s history—Sharabi offers a searing firsthand account of survival under unimaginable conditions: starvation, isolation, physical beatings, and psychological abuse at the hands of his captors.

Eli Sharabi’s story is one of hunger and heartache, physical pain, longing, loneliness, and a helplessness that threatens to destroy the soul. But it is also a story of strength, resilience, and the human spirit’s refusal to surrender.

It is about the camaraderie forged in captivity, the quiet power of faith, and one man’s unrelenting decision to choose life time and time again.

Reminiscent of Elie Wiesel’s Night and Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, Hostage is a profound witness to history, ensuring it will neither be forgotten nor erased.

• Author: Eli Sharabi
• SKU: HC-HHB