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A House in the Sky : A Memoir by Corbett, Sara;Lindhout, Amanda is a travel available to read on EtoBox.
What is A House in the Sky : A Memoir about?
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 Somalia—a story of courage, resilience, and extraordinary grace. 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 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 Somalia—"the most da
Who reads A House in the Sky : A Memoir?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Corbett, Sara;Lindhout, Amanda
- Publisher
- Scribner;Cnib
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781451651720
- Category
- travel
- Subjects
- Memoir, Computer Science, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 4.21 / 5 (50 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13