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My Hijacking

A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering
  • Martha Hodes
2023
Harper

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Featured Excerpts

  • Martha Hodes (left) and her sister, Catherine, joint passport photo.
    Book Review

    The Historian Who Lost Her Memory of a Hijacking

    At 12 years old, Martha Hodes was on board a hijacked plane and was taken hostage for a week. How did she forget much of the experience?
    by Jacob Bacharach via The New Republic on July 25, 2023
  • The author, as a young girl, standing in front of a wall.
    First Person

    As If I Wasn’t There: Writing from a Child’s Memory

    The author confronts the daunting task of writing about her childhood memory, both as a memoirist and a historian.
    by Martha Hodes via American Historical Review on September 19, 2022
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