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A Mighty Heart

"A brave and beautifully written book...Mariane Pearl moves beyond horror and grief to write elegantly and knowledgeably about the vortex of religion, politics, and terrorism into which her husband was swept."

-- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Mariane Pearl's spirit is indomitable."

-- O, The Oprah Magazine

"Both a love story and a taut, well-paced, well-researched thriller set against the backdrop of international terrorism...Mariane Pearl is both sharp-eyed and practical."

-- Houston Chronicle

"A most remarkable woman. The book is heart-wrenching and extraordinary."

-- John le Carré

"A Mighty Heart sears the soul...Mariane Pearl's portraits of the men and women who kept her whole...mix affection, respect, and crisp detail...[and] break your heart."

-- The philadelphia Inquirer

"[A] beautiful book...for its grace and compassion, for its sharp, unmitigated sense of morality and anger."

-- Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Pearl's book is a sort of mourning, a way of uniting language and memory...[A]story of a shared life, a true love. and a true loss."

-- Chicago Tribune

"A Mighty Heart is filled with tenderness and terror. Beautifully written and achingly emotional, [the Pearls'] love story is one you won't forget."

-- Lifetime

"A Mighty Heart is spare but eloquent."

-- The Sunday Oregonian

"A wise, humane, and emotionally honest book...Worldly wise but not jaded, Mariane's singularly frank voice carries the story."

"This is a woman who has turned the horror of her loss into a commitment to honor the two principles by which Danny Pearl lived his life -- ethics and truth...Her spirit is indomitable."