Amanda Lindhout biography documents capture and survival
Posted Aug 18, 2013 4:22 pm.
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Amanda Lindhout is telling her story in a soon-to-be released book.
“A House in the Sky” describes her capture in Somalia, her 15-month ordeal, as well as her life afterward.
Lindhout and Australian journalist Nigel Brennan, who was also taken captive, are joining with New York Times writer Sara Corbett in writing the memoir.
Lindhout’s recovery included a special treatment program to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder and repeated visits with therapists, psychologists and others.
One passage from the book reads: “Forgiving is not an easy thing to do. Some days it’s no more than a distant point on the horizon. I look toward it. I point my feet in its direction. Some days I get there and other days I don’t.”
The new book will be on store shelves on September 10.
