American Mother by Colum McCann with Diane Foley review — amazing grace

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American Mother by Colum McCann with Diane Foley review — amazing grace

The mother of the US journalist James Foley, who was held for two years and then executed by Islamic State, tells her story with exemplary compassion and understandingIn August, 2014, Diane Foley went to church in Rochester, New Hampshire. Her son, Jim, a photojournalist, had then been a hostage of Islamic State in Syria for almost two years. It was late at night, and she was exhausted and alone. The US government, insistent that it would not pa…