Hostage

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.

The resilience of the Neshama

Eli Sharabi you are a hero 💔💪 this book is heartbreaking, your pain, your suffering, your loss is unimaginable, unbearable and yet your ability to give strength to the hostages that were with you, the power of the human spirit’s resilience! May Hashem give you the strength to continue to educate Eli! Your book is a MUST READ FOR EVERYONE EVERYWHERE! We never stopped praying for the release of the hostages to come home 🙏💙 AM ISRAEL 🇮🇱 CHAI

A must read for every person who stands for humanity

A truly incredible story that all who want to stand on the side of morality have a responsibility to hear.

Inspiring amazing and mind blowing book

Every person on earth need to hear Eli’s story and to know the truth of October 7th

MUST READ!!!

This is a MUST-READ! Seriously cannot recommend this book enough, more than enough. Please read this book!!!

An important true story

Eli’s story is devastating but so critical to get this information out there to help people understand Oct 7,
the subsequent war, and the mindset of people involved.