Description
Driven by an insatiable curiosity and a desire for a life beyond her rural upbringing, Amanda Lindhout embarked on a global journey, seeking to understand the world's most remote and challenging corners. Her travels took her from the bustling streets of Latin America to the war-torn landscapes of Afghanistan and Iraq, where she began a career as a reporter. This path ultimately led her to Somalia, a nation on the brink, where she and her companion were abducted and held captive for fifteen harrowing months. In this powerful memoir, Lindhout recounts her unimaginable ordeal, revealing the psychological depths of her captors and her own extraordinary resilience as she survived by retreating to a mental sanctuary she called 'a house in the sky.' Her story is a profound testament to the enduring strength of the human spirit, the capacity for compassion in the face of brutality, and the transformative power of forgiveness.
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paperback
Scribner
Published Jan 1, 2013
373 pages
ISBN: 9781451645606
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First Published
2013
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout.