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A House in the Sky
A House in the Sky: A Memoir | Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett
The spectacularly dramatic memoir of a woman whose curiosity about the world led her from rural Canada to imperiled and dangerous countries on every continent, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity in Somaliaa story of courage, resilience, and extraordinary grace.The dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the worlds most beautiful and remote places, its most imperiled and perilous countries, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivityan exquisitely written story of courage, resilience, and grace As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging through issues of National Geographic and imagining herself in its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress in Calgary, Alberta, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somaliathe most dangerous place on earth. On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road. Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda converts to Islam as a survival tactic, receives wife lessons from one of her captors, and risks a daring escape. Moved between a series of abandoned houses in the desert, she survives on memoryevery lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivityand on strategy, fortitude, and hope. When she is most desperate, she visits a house in the sky, high above the woman kept in chains, in the dark, being tortured. Vivid and suspenseful, as artfully written as the finest novel, A House in the Sky is the searingly intimate story of an intrepid young woman and her search for compassion in the face of unimaginable adversity.
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“It is an obvious fact that you can never look ahead with clarity at your own future or anybody else's. You can't know what will happen until it happens. Or maybe it dawns on you the split second before, when you get a glimpse of your own fate.”

#Survival
#SummerSpecial

🦅 💔🖤

Eggs Brilliant 👏🏻🌟🧡 8mo
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terryduncan5719
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I dreaded reading this book. It was a book club pick. Thank goodness for book clubs! The writing was solid, but the important thing is it was a story that needed to be told.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Looks great!!! 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#Bookspin and #Doublespin for November.

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks for helping me get that back list cleared! .

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
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thevagabondlawyer
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Haunting, disturbing, lacerating, and all the superlatives of suffering! I was exhausted after reading this book that everything I read before seemed bland. An astonishing survival tale distinguished by its aching tenderness and ferocious beauty, A House In The Sky was the most riveting kidnapping narrative I've read this year, or ever. I was glued from start to finish. 👇

thevagabondlawyer I was wondering, my heart breaking, how much inhumanity can we really take in? How to live in a world full of hatred? How to even hope when there seems to be no hope at all? This book offers that hope, that light, that life! Yes, it's terrying, but you know what, stories like these need to be read, to be shared, if only to awaken a glimmer of whatever good-heartedness left in us. 👏👊 3y
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HeathHof
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I can't believe how fast that round went! Thank you @rachelm for the bookmark, autographed book plate and beautiful card!😁 I'm looking forward to your book, one month from today!!! 🦋🦋🦋
#lmpbc

rachelm You‘re so welcome! And thanks for choosing such a beautiful (albeit sometimes very sad!) book. I‘m so glad I read it 3y
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Deblovestoread
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@rachelm Put this in the mail to you today. Tracking says the 7th but maybe it will show up sooner. Looking forward to reading The Collected Schizophrenias. @Mynameisacolour @Pageturner1

Pageturner1 its coming to you @Kdgordon88 3y
rachelm Thanks so much! 3y
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Deblovestoread
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We named the houses they put us in.

#FirstLineFridays

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Peace-and-Reading
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Read in 2015 🤓

True story of author being kidnapped and held hostage for 460 days in Somalia.

This is one of my favourite books of all time! The type you can‘t put down. Incredible story with lot‘s of nail biting moments.

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Deblovestoread
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@Pageturner1 It is here safe and sound. Looking forward to reading this one.

Pageturner1 Yay! I liked it a lot! 4y
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Pageturner1
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its in the mail! said should be there by Saturday!
#LMPBC

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Pageturner1
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@Kdgordon88
i promise i am getting your book to you. sorry for delay.

HeathHof @pageturner1 have you recieved this months book yet? 4y
Deblovestoread No worries! Have lots to read before it arrives. 😊 4y
Pageturner1 @Mynameisacolour yes just got it today. it sounds like it will be interesting. 4y
HeathHof Awesome! 😅 4y
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Pageturner1
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This is my Maggie. She is the most lovable cat. She comes up behind me and pats me on the shoulder and loves to cuddle. She even gives kisses too.
I have been reading my # lmpbc book. I like this one much better.
Hope everyone had a great weekend 😀❤️

HeathHof Awww Maggie is pretty! 😻 4y
ElizaMarie Awe this baby is so so cute! She sounds so sweet! 4y
Pageturner1 thanks @Mynameisacolour and @ElizaMarie she is a sweetheart. 4y
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wanderinglynn What a cutie! ❤️🖤 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Awww!!! ❤️😍❤️ 4y
cariashley 😻 Maggie is awesome! 4y
Deblovestoread ♥️♥️♥️ 4y
AmyG She‘s a beauty. 4y
Allylu She‘s beautiful! 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Hi Maggie 😻 4y
Gaylagal2 She's so cute. My new dog/rescue, her name is also Maggie ❤️ 4y
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Pageturner1
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I got your package today @Mynameisacolour 😃thank you for the other book too.

#lmpbc

HeathHof Yay! 🎉 Can't wait to hear what you think of it! 4y
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HeathHof
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Pfhewww....Finished this one up tonight for #lmpbc. This is Amanda Lindhout's memoir of being held captive in Somalia for 460 days. There were beautiful, funny and interesting parts to this book and others were dark and horrifying. Some parts of this were very difficult to stomach but Amanda's resilience was astounding. Sending this on to you tomorrow @pageturner1 @kdgordon88 @rachelm

Pageturner1 👏 4y
Deblovestoread 😊 @rachelm Forgot to let you know American Rose was on its way to you Friday. Tracking said it should arrive today. 4y
rachelm @Kdgordon88 perfect! 4y
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HeathHof
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Quiet time has been scarce around here lately but right now it's just me and the kitties. Getting in some reading time with my orange buddy, Peeta.

kspenmoll Beautiful kitty! And I love your whale. 4y
Bradleygirl omigosh. the best name. 4y
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HeathHof
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Headed up to the cottage for the week! Starting this one for #lmpbc to fill some of the 3 hr. ride time.

Jee_HookedOnBookz Happy reading & have fun at the cottage! :) xoxo 4y
HeathHof @Jee_HookedOnBookz Thank you!😁 4y
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UnabridgedPod
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Amanda Lindhout grew up in a tempestuous home, rife with abuse and turmoil. Her form of escape lay in the National Geographic magazines that she collected and devoured, yearning for somewhere, anywhere, AWAY. As an adult, therefore, she dived into a traveling lifestyle, yearning for adventure. She says, "being in motion made me easygoing in a way I hadn't felt before" (32). ⬇️

UnabridgedPod Exploring new countries and cultures was relaxing and peaceful for her, so much so that she decided to pursue a career in international photojournalism and began traveling to more dangerous parts of the world where she thought she can make a difference. With her ex-boyfriend and friend Nigel, Amanda decides to cover the war in Somalia. ⬇️ 4y
UnabridgedPod It's here that the book takes a turn when she and Nigel are kidnapped by a group who demands a ransom from their families. (If you‘re interested in the remainder of my lengthy review, check out my IG post @ jen.loves.books—sorry I can‘t post the whole thing here.) 4y
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My first DNF of 2020. I don't think it was a bad book or even that it was poorly written. But I just didn't care about the story. Amanda writes about travelling to all these countries all over the world but doesn't really describe what any of those countries are like at all. It just kind of fell flat which I think is pretty disappointing for a biography/memoir. I stopped just after she left Afganistan and travelled back to India.

Penny_LiteraryHoarders I was conflicted reading this one too. Lots of banging head into wall about her decisions and putting others in jeopardy but it was very readable. 4y
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PurpleyPumpkin
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Anothe book on my workplace tbr. This #nonfiction book sounds amazing and I‘ve heard only good things! #GratefulReads

OriginalCyn620 🙌🏼📚❤️ 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I almost chose this one! 4y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego It's a good one. 4y
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“...the world is full of banana peels...”

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Melissa_J That book is incredible. 5y
Eggs Sounds like a great memoir! 5y
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Dragon
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After listening to one of the best motivational talks I‘ve ever heard, I had to buy an autographed book. She is such a lovely person! Amanda Lindhout hugged me and comforted me. Her story was so heartbreaking. Saw her while conferencing in Calgary.

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Highly recommended. A very interesting memoir of a young Canadian woman who is kidnapped while traveling. If you like personal stories at all, you must pick this up.

BiblioLitten Sounds perfect. Stacked! 5y
Erinreadsthebooks Yes!! It‘s such a great book! 5y
Erofan I like the cover 😍 5y
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Erinreadsthebooks
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📚 A House in the Sky
🎬 Home Alone (duh)
🎤 “Take Me Home, Country Roads”

#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho Duh! 😂 5y
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Chelseabillups30
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I don‘t know who Heather is.....but I do know that you NEED to read this book if you have not yet!!! Add it to your stack, but don‘t leave it in your TBR stack, dive in STAT. You won‘t regret it. 💯

ShelleyBooksie Loved this book! 5y
Chelseabillups30 @ShelleyBooksie, it was AMAZING!!!! 5y
Erinreadsthebooks Yes!! This book is so underrated and unknown. It is SO SO GOOD! 5y
Chelseabillups30 @Erinreadsthebooks, yaaaaaassss girl!!! I want the entire world to know about it and discover the epicness that is within its pages!!!! 📚💯📖 5y
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Chelseabillups30
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Captivating. Heartbreaking. Gut-wrenching. Infuriating.
Amanda Lindhout‘s story told within the pages of this book is all of this and more.
I immediately knew that this book would stick with me forever.
It is so eloquently written for such a harsh lived experience.
A page turner that I will not soon forget.
If you haven‘t picked this one up & gotten to dive into it‘s pages, run, do not walk,to your local bookstore or library for a copy.

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My book haul for the day. I went looking for a bday gift for my friend, ended up with 10.... for myself 🙈. I have a problem. Well actually one is for a swap, so not all are for me. #donttellmybf 🤫

MStew Great haul 😍 6y
AmyG Hahahaha.....one for you, 10 for me. 🤣👍🏻 (edited) 6y
laurenlovesliterature Well done! 6y
emmaturi Awesome! I loved Caraval! 6y
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goodbyefrancie
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@StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I LOVE how proud you are of your hometown, and I love the items you sent for #Hometownswap! I've only been to Canada once for a short visit, but I definitely want to see Calgary! I am excited about those chocolates! Thanks so much, and again, sorry for the delay.

@MicrobeMom And @readinginthedark Thanks for hosting!

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Yay! I'm glad you like everything. I'm definitely a proud Canadian. 😄🍁 6y
CouronneDhiver Calgary is fun ... just be super prepared if you go there in the winter - it‘s COLD! 6y
mabell Wow! What a lovely collection of goodies! 6y
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Did you read this book? The Amanda Lindhout story is on Dateline right now!

Brenda I haven‘t read the book,but I‘ve wanted to ever since I heard her speak at a conference in Toronto a couple of years ago. 6y
GingerAntics Dateline is on now? We‘ve been watching shark week, waiting for Dateline to come on at 10/9c. What‘s happening?! lol I sure hope we‘re not missing it. 6y
DebbieGrillo @GingerAntics I'm watching PeachTree TV. It's probably a rerun. 6y
GingerAntics Oooooooooh, that makes me feel better. Even in reruns dateline is brilliant. I started watching this show when I was WAY too young to be watching it, really. 6y
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Love the inside of this cover!!!! Just got started on this one - loved it from page 1.

Melissa_J This book is incredible! So hard to read at times though. 6y
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Ke633
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So I‘m really forgetful.. I‘ll buy a book at a clearance sale and then buy it somewhere else.. 🙄🙄 this is where my extra books end up.. 😂😂 Hope someone enjoys them!!

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Amanda Lindhout, a young reporter, was held captive for 460 days in Somalia... Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrested for teaching Christianity and held in Afghanistan for 105 days until rescued by US Special Forces. Not sure if I could have survived!!! #Strongwomen
#Warriors #Nuyear

Cinfhen Great choices! Amanda's story is brutal 💔I haven't read the other book 6y
TrishB Great choices 👍🏻 6y
JenReadsAlot I loved A House in the Sky! 6y
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tif I read A House in the Sky last year. Was a great book. 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen @TrishB @JenReadsAlot I need to read these again because it‘s been a long time!! (edited) 6y
tif @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks some people think it just shows that she was a stupid narcissistic girl who got what she deserved. I think those people have forgotten what it was like to be young and adventurous and should shut up. 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @tif I don‘t think anyone deserves that!! Those people that say that are just evil! I would be too scared to do something like that though honestly!! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @tif I can‘t ever seem to pull you up to tag you!! I don‘t know why!! 🤔 6y
tif @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks lol. Maybe it's because I don't have enough letters in my name 😁 6y
Cathythoughts What a beautiful book cover of birds 🦅❤️ 6y
Chandi Wow, I had not heard of House in the Sky, nor even heard of her capture, which it seems I might have, via some form of news, back when it happened. Maybe it wasn‘t “big news” because she‘s not a celebrity, (which is sad.) 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Chandi yeah it‘s very sad that it didn‘t... 💔💔 6y
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Loved the book. It's always good to read real history. #Sha2016

kendrastephaniekaryn One of my favourite books! Amanda is from Red Deer, which is about 1.5 hours from my hometown. I've net her a few times! 6y
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Finished. This true account of a Canadian woman who was kidnapped in Somalia and held captive for over a year will haunt you. Read it, but be prepared to feel anger, sorrow, shock. Given the news lately and all the cases of sexual harassment we have been bombarded with, it‘s hard for me not to dwell on the author‘s treatment at the hands of her captors vs. her male companion‘s treatment. The world is a more dangerous place for a woman. Period.

Rcoco Beautiful cover 6y
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Bookgirl
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When you‘ve had a book sitting on your TBR shelf for a year, finally open it, and can‘t believe you waited this long to read it. Not even 50 pages in and I‘m hooked. As always, Loki is a total enabler and is keeping me company as I avoid grading papers and sneak in a few more chapters. #petsoflitsy

JacqMac It‘s such a good book. And so horrifying. 6y
Lacythebookworm That‘s one of the few books that I couldn‘t stop reading and literally did not put down until I finished it. So good! And terrible. Like @JacqMac said! 6y
AmyG Sounds like a good book! I like the word horrifying. @JacqMac 6y
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DreesReads Gorgeous cover!! 6y
LeeRHarry This book drove me mad...and not in a good way 😏 6y
Bookgirl @LeeRHarry uh oh.... 6y
Bookgirl @JacqMac @Lacythebookworm It‘s pretty good so far!! I‘m a little nervous to get to the horrible parts 6y
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tif
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Finished Behold the Dreamers and just started this one. I don't remember much about the circumstances that made the news and I've read mixed reviews so I'm interested to see what this one's like. So far I'm enjoying it despite the inherent white privilege of the narrator.

Libby1 This sounds spectacular. 6y
tif I'm enjoying it so far. 6y
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Cinfhen
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#SeptemBowie💔Growing up #underpressure to escape a difficult childhood, Amanda Lindhout dreamed of travel. Her naivety & false confidences led to a harrowing ordeal ~ kidnapped, she was sexually, physically & emotionally abused by a group of Somalian rebels. During this terrifying time, Amanda displayed immense resilience and bravery, suffering tremendous #guilt for causing her family & friends months of anguish #HardLessons 😢😭😢

TrishB A tough read! 7y
LeeRHarry This book drove me insane - I couldn't get past the fact that I found her so selfish at times - who puts their family through that? Anyway I'm getting down off my soapbox now.....😏 7y
Cinfhen I totally agree, I didn't even have enough characters to mention the ex boyfriend....I wont diminish what she went through but poor judgement is an understatement @LeeRHarry 😣 7y
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emilyhaldi I have to say I can already tell this would be a tough read for me due to the #poorjudgement aspect 😏 that just annoys me BEYOND 7y
EchoLogical This post is giving me mixed feelings about this book. Lol. To stack or not to stack? 🤔😆 7y
Cinfhen It's pretty brutal @EchoLogical what got me through was that picture of Amanda, a beautiful strong young woman who survived such a horrific ordeal. But there were too many instances when I wanted to shake her @emilyhaldi ~ it's like she was intentionally courting danger 7y
Aleida I kept thinking of what a coward her mate was. 7y
Cinfhen I wasn't a fan @Aleida of the bf but the poor guy got "screwed" ~ she dragged him into hell with her 7y
Aleida Neither of them were at fault. Saying they could've made better choices is akin to saying, maybe she shouldn't have worn that miniskirt. They shouldn't have gone into the frat house. I wouldn't. 7y
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#augustgrrrl #livetotell @Cinfhen

This is one of my favourite books. Amanda Lindhout was an amateur journalist travelling through war-torn countries when she was kidnapped by child soldiers in Somalia. In this memoir, she tells the story of the terrible things that happened to her and the hope that kept her alive. Amanda is originally from a city in Alberta, and I have met her and helped raise money for her charity.

Cinfhen That's awesome that u got to meet her! Her story was so brutal to read 💔 7y
kendrastephaniekaryn @Cinfhen She's amazing. The work that she continues to do for child soldiers is incredible considering the things she went through. 7y
Melissa_J This book is amazing. So difficult to read at times though. 7y
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This memoir tells of the Canadian journalist's months of harrowing captivity when she was kidnapped by Islamist insurgents in Somalia. Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda converts to Islam as a survival tactic, receives “wife lessons” from one of her captors, and risks a daring escape.
I started reading this in a bookstore a few weeks ago. Need to find a copy to finish reading it.
#livetotell #augustgrrrl @Cinfhen

Cinfhen This was such a harrowing read! I read it 2 years ago & I still remember it all 😢 7y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Abducted in Somalia and held for 460 days, this is her story...
#truestories
#riotgrams

tpixie Awesome cover. Intriguing story. 7y
Tamra Sounds interesting! 7y
Melissa_J This is an amazing book. I can't believe what Amanda Lindhout had to endure. 7y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Melissa_J I can't either... 😥 idk if I could have... 7y
JenReadsAlot I loved that book! 7y
EllieDottie This looks really good! 7y
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#RockinMay When the author is kidnapped in in Somalia, she has to remind herself to #dontstopbelieving that her family and friends will continue to look for her and save her. The only thing that kept me going in this true story is knowing the Amanda lived to write and publish her story. #5555giveaway
@Cinfhen

Cinfhen Such a compelling but brutal story! It was not an easy read but I was glad I stuck with it! Great choice! 7y
Megabooks Wow! 7y
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Cinfhen
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#LyricalApril Day 5 These books are compelling, captivating, emotional and ALL #TRUE 🎵💗🎵I'm always amazed at what humans can endure and overcome. Hopefully one day, I won't need to say that!
****TW~ House in the Sky~ sexual violence ****

LeahBergen I loved this song so much! 😂 7y
rockpools Morning! I know which song I'm going to have in my head all day! And that House in the sky cover is gorgeous! 7y
Cinfhen @LeahBergen @RachelO " ??I know, I know , I know...??" just look at those guys, if that doesn't scream 80's!!! And I agree, that's the same cover I borrowed from the library and it is stunning ? 7y
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rockpools @Cinfhen The hair. The shoulder pads. The skinny ties - when I was at school everyone tied their ties backwards & tucked the fat end in, to get that skinny tie look. Never quite had the same impact with a stripey yellow school tie, but... 7y
Cinfhen Shoulder pads!!!! 😂😂😂 @RachelO 7y
Lizpixie Ha! @RachelO @Cinfhen I had permed hair, fluorescent Go-Go croptop, frilled miniskirt and earrings so big my lobes were stretched. Love the 80s! 7y
Cinfhen @Lizpixie I thought I was Madonna...permed hair, a kerchief tied as a headband and a giziiion black rubber bands (goomies) up my wrist! #andIAMaMaterialGirl 7y
Lizpixie @Cinfhen me too! I had the rubber bands on one wrist and about 50 thin silver bangles on the other. You could hear me coming a mile away! #LikeAVirgin 7y
Cinfhen 🤣🤣🤣love your hashtag @Lizpixie 7y
erzascarletbookgasm @LeahBergen 🙌🏼 I was obsessed with this song in the 80s! Still loving it, love Spandau Ballet. 😊 @Cinfhen I know I'll be listening to this song the whole day! 7y
KarenUK That's some fabulous 80's hair right there! (edited) 7y
minkyb So fun waking up to read this discussion! The song is on a loop in my head. It could be worse. 7y
Cinfhen Sorry not sorry for the 80's throwback @minkyb @erzascarletbookgasm @KarenUK 7y
Cinfhen Waaah!!! The video won't play in my country 😠😤😡 @LauraBeth 7y
LauraBeth @Cinfhen it was when one member of Spandeau Ballet performed for Phil and Claire on Modern Family 😂 7y
Cinfhen I'll have to find it, thanks @LauraBeth I'm sure it's hilarious 😂 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Thanks @LauraBeth, coz I can't view the video either 7y
LauraBeth @Cinfhen and @erzascarletbookgasm google modern family spandeau ballet and it should come up 7y
Cinfhen Just watched the episode sooo funny @LauraBeth I think I need to binge watch Modern Family this weekend 😜 7y
KarenUK @laurabeth That's hilarious! 😂😂😂 7y
LeahBergen @LauraBeth Oh, that is one of my favourite Modern Family episodes! 😂😂 7y
LeahBergen @Lizpixie I had a sweatshirt that said HOT on the front and COLD on the back in day-glo orange. I also had a Madonna period that saw me stealing my Nan's gloves and cutting the fingers off. 😂 (edited) 7y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen In my Madonna stage I wore black netting wrapped around my head and tied in a bow. 😂 7y
rockpools @LauraBeth My mission this weekend - I'll track this down somehow! 7y
rockpools @Cinfhen @Lizpixie The Shaggy Perm! I don't think my hair ever recovered 🤣. 7y
Cinfhen Same @LeahBergen I even drew a mole above my lip 💋 7y
Cinfhen And I had the FRANKIE says RELAX sweatshirt @LeahBergen (edited) 7y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen ?? I loved that "RELAX" shirt! 7y
Reviewsbylola Loved The Glass Castle and Henrietta Lacks! 7y
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SG2014
A House in the Sky: A Memoir | Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett
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This was a hard read. When I reminded myself that what I was reading actually happened to Amanda, I cringed. And then I would tell myself: she lives, she writes this book. And that is how I kept reading.
But I warn you, especially as a woman, this book scares me. And there were tears, really tears.
Has anyone read Nigel's book?
#sadbooks

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SG2014
A House in the Sky: A Memoir | Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett
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My weekend...When the husband is away....ok maybe I'll do the chores too..
It's hard to say that I love this book because the subject matter is so hard, which is what Gilmore girls is for...to make me smile.
And the knitting, well, that's me whenever I can
#toknitorread
#sadbooks
#gilmoregirls