This book, by Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett, describes Amanda’s life and her early years as a reporter/photographer. I remember when she was captured in Somalia and followed her story through Canadian media. I have read her articles in the United Church Observer, so I knew she had been released. However, reading about her imprisonment, and how she managed to survive the years of deprivation and torment, has been fascinating to me. She didn’t give up. She persevered. She has a phenomenal memory, and her descriptions of attempts taken and lost mesmerized me. She found ways to cope, and eventually envisioned living in a house in the sky that sustained her. At times I was frustrated by her early naivety and her youthful confidence, but I realize that’s because I am old and hesitant to risk. She wasn’t. She paid a huge price. I
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A House in the Sky
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