A House in the Sky
Author: Lindhout, Amanda
ISBN: 9780670920860
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 28 May 2014
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
The poignant and uplifting memoir of a young woman surviving kidnap in Somalia
At eighteen, Amanda Lindhout moved from her Canadian hometown to the big city, saving tips as a waitress to travel the globe. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a reporter. In August 2008, she traveled to Somalia to report on the fighting - and was abducted.
Her story illuminates the psychology, motivations, and desperate extremism of her guards and the men in charge of them. She survived by finding strength and hope in the power of her own mind. Her story is a moving testament to the power of compassion and forgiveness.
ISBN: 9780670920860
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 28 May 2014
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
The poignant and uplifting memoir of a young woman surviving kidnap in Somalia
At eighteen, Amanda Lindhout moved from her Canadian hometown to the big city, saving tips as a waitress to travel the globe. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a reporter. In August 2008, she traveled to Somalia to report on the fighting - and was abducted.
Her story illuminates the psychology, motivations, and desperate extremism of her guards and the men in charge of them. She survived by finding strength and hope in the power of her own mind. Her story is a moving testament to the power of compassion and forgiveness.
