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A House in the Sky: A Memoir
A House in the Sky A Memoir
Author: Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett
The dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world?s most beautiful and remote places, its most imperiled and perilous countries, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity?an exquisitely written story of courage, resilience, and grace — As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging thr...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781451645613
ISBN-10: 1451645619
Publication Date: 6/3/2014
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Amanda Lindhout was a young lady from Canada whose dream had always been to travel. She was in love with National Geographic magazines and, from a very young age, wanted to go to the places she saw in those pages.
She gets a job as a waitress, serving high-end clients and makes enough money to begin her travelling dream. She goes to many countries including Africa, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan & Iraq. She stays on her trips long enough for her money to end, then goes home and makes enough money to travel some more.
Amanda takes on a job as a television reporter. While doing that job in Somalia, she is captured and taken hostage. She is held hostage for 460 days. She is abused and becomes Islamic to better her chances of surviving.

This was an absolute nightmare for this woman. I can't even imagine the fear she must have felt. Bravo for sharing this story with us.


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