A House in the Sky
A Memoir of a Kidnapping That Changed Everything
$22.94
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
28 May 2014
Summary
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 c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780670920860 |
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| ISBN-10: | 067092086X |
| Author: | Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 28 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 130mm x 199mm |
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Amanda Lindhout
Amanda Lindhout is the founder of the Global Enrichment Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports development, aid and education initiatives in Somalia and Kenya.
Sara Corbett is a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine. Her work has also appeared in National Geographic; Elle; Outside; O, the Oprah magazine; Esquire; and Mother Jones.
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