Four Miles to Freedom - Escape from a Pakistani POW Camp  (English, Hardcover, Johnston Faith)

Four Miles to Freedom: Escape from a Pakistani POW Camp, by Faith Johnston, is a saga of grit, strength of mind, and utter bravery.

Summary of the Book

On the 10th of December, 1971, Indian Flight Lieutenant Dilip Parulkar was shot down over Pakistan. But his indomitable courage made him turn the tragedy into the greatest adventure of his life. On the 13th of August, 1972, Parulkar, along with Harish Sinhji and Malvinder Singh Grewal, escaped from a Rawalpindi prisoner-of-war camp. This book is based on meticulous research, interviews with eight Indian fighter pilots who helped the escape, and the two who escaped. It also talks about the twelve fighter pilots who coped with forced intimacy, deprivation and a constant uncertainty in captivity. Four Miles to Freedom is a nail-biting and moving account of sheer human grit.

About Faith Johnston

Faith Johnston is originally from Shoal Lake, Manitoba. She has penned numerous articles and reviews, and the books: A Great Restlessness and The Only Man in the World. She won the McNally-Robinson Book of the Year award and four other prizes for A Great Restlessness. Also, The Only Man in the World was shortlisted for the prestigious Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction.