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This like-new first edition hardcover is near fine, no marks, pages are tight and appear unread, the book is tight, square, and unmarked. The dust jacket shows minor wear at the top, brown cloth boards, and bright gilt lettering on the spine of the book. A House in the Sky is a memoir co-authored by Amanda Lindhout and journalist Sara Corbett, first published in 2013. The book recounts Amanda Lindhout's harrowing experience of being kidnapped and held captive in Somalia for 460 days. Amanda Lindhout, born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, developed a passion for travel and journalism, leading her to explore various conflict zones worldwide. In August 2008, while in Somalia, she and Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan were abducted by armed militants. The memoir details the challenges they faced during their captivity, including physical and psychological abuse, and Lindhout's strategies for survival. "A House in the Sky" became a New York Times bestseller and won the 2014 CBC Bookie Award for Best Canadian Nonfiction. It was also nominated for the 2014 Libris Award for best non-fiction book of 2013.

Fine, unmarked dust jacket, tight, unread pages. Natscha Wodin’s mother was from Mariupol, a city in Ukraine, and the book delves into her past, tracing her experiences in Soviet Ukraine and her fate as a displaced person in postwar Germany. It is an attempt by Wodin to reconstruct her mother's life, understanding the traumas she faced and the circumstances that led to her suicide in 1956, when Wodin was just a child. It also describes the original beauty of Mariupol in a journal found during the research. "Sie kam aus Mariupol" is both a personal and historical investigation, blending memoir, fiction, and investigative journalism. It sheds light on the forgotten stories of forced laborers, their families, and the impact of war and displacement across generations. This book won the Deutschen Literatur Preis 🏆 A magnificent book 📖

Lily Koppel, a journalist for The New York Times, found the diary in a discarded steamer trunk during the cleanup of an old Manhattan apartment building. The diary belonged to Florence Wolfson, who chronicled her life from 1929 to 1934, during her late teens and early twenties. Florence, a cultured and intelligent young woman, wrote about her experiences with love, art, literature, and self-discovery in 1930s New York. A rare book 📖