A House in the Sky: A Memoir
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BREAKING NEWS: Amanda Lindhout's lead kidnapper, Ali Omar Ader, has been caught. Amanda Lindhout wrote about her fifteen month abduction in Somalia in A House in the Sky. It is the New York Times... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1451651481
ISBN13:9781451651485
Release Date:January 2013
Publisher:Scribner
Length:373 Pages
Weight:0.86 lbs.
Dimensions:8.4" x 1.2" x 5.5"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Great book
Published by Great book , 3 years ago
This book really grabs at your heart. It is astounding what other humans will do to other humans, for money. A book that everyone should read and hopefully change the ways of some people.
A view from captavity
Published by gmmarge , 5 years ago
A gripping story of life backpacking around the world and ending up in captivity. A well written story about third world nations. A novel that shows the other side of the "no ransoms paid to terrorists" rule. My copy had a book group discussion guide to help bring out the different aspects of the narrative. The story goes into the Islam religion from a very balanced perspective. A story that helps shape how one feels about other countries.
Wonderful, heartbreaking, insightful
Published by dmertz , 5 years ago
For those of you who are interested in the fundamentals AND extremism of Islam as a religion, and like a good travel-narrative, this book is for you. Amanda, the author, spends her early adulthood traveling. She and her ex-boyfriend (THAT'S a complicated part) get caught and imprisoned by some Somali kidnappers who ransom white people for money, and spend over a year being moved from house to house in Somalia. The two decide to "convert" to Islam while in captivity, and the information on what Islam is like as a religion and what exactly the Quran/Koran says is sooo interesting. For example, Islam is mostly a peaceful religion, except a man may brutalize/rape those he holds under his right hand. I.E. anyone he enslaves.
What Amanda goes through is heart-wrenching. It is such a good read, I finished it so quickly. Then I sent a copy to some family members, saying it's one of my favorites therefore they should read it too.
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