But With Nonfiction, The Task Is Very

I Identified In A Very Deep Way With The Individuals I Was Writing About Because The Theme That Runs Through This Story Is Of Extraordinary Hardship And The Will To Overcome It.

My Work Was Entirely Nonfiction.

People Think I Must Have Been Turning Cartwheels On The Night I Sealed The Movie Deal - Which Was Only Two Days After Sealing The Book Deal - But I Was Really Quite Terrified.

Dignity Is As Essential To Human Life As Water, Food, And Oxygen.

We Just Sat There And Watched The Plane Pass The Island, And It Never Came Back," He Said. "i Could See It On The Radar. It Makes You Feel Terrible. Life Was Cheap In War.