A budding Canadian journalist with a penchant for travel, 27-year-old Amanda Lindhout never dreamed that her adventures would take her to Somalia, where she would be kidnapped by Muslim extremists, held captive with Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan for more than 400 days, denied adequate food and water – and live to tell the tale in this memoir. Keenly observed and sprinkled with arresting details, “A House in the Sky” is a stunning, haunting, and redemptive read. You can see the Monitor's full review of "A House in the Sky" here.
