Hostage

By: Eli Sharabi

Narrated by: Geoffrey Cantor

In a raw and unflinching memoir, Eli Sharabi, a survivor of 491 days in Hamas captivity, recounts the harrowing ordeal of his abduction from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th, 2023, the loss of his wife and daughters, and his unyielding resolve to survive. Narrated by award winning actor, Geoffrey Cantor.

“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 7, 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 deep into the suffocating darkness of Gaza’s tunnels. As war raged above him, he endured a grueling 491 days in captivity, all the while holding onto the hope that he would one day be reunited with his loved ones.

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

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.

Narrated in haunting timbre by award winning actor Geoffrey Cantor, and compared to Elie Wiesel’s Night and Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, Hostage is a profound witness to history, so it shall be neither forgotten nor erased.

No words for the eternal impact of this book.

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Engrossing account of the unimaginable

I expected this to be heavy given the subject matter. I did not expect this to be a book that I listened to in one sitting. It is at once a riveting story about what happened in the tunnels under Gaza, and an intimate portrait of the hostages and captors as people in the middle of a war. This book ties a number of the October 7 hostage stories together and brings to life survival in captivity.

Moving to tears

An important testimony of the cruelty and devastation brought by Hamas on October 7 and forward, but also the bravery, courage and strength of the Israeli hostages in captivity. Eli is an incredible inspiration.

Raw and honest

Eli is a pillar of strength and resilience. Must listen. He tells a real and honest story.

A must for the world to know and listen

This harrowing story is well written and narrated. Listening to this book is a must for everyone that has a heart and cares about humanity.