A House in the Sky
First edition
AuthorAmanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir
PublisherScribner
Publication date
2013
Media typePrint
ISBN978-1451645613

A House in the Sky is a 2013 memoir by Amanda Lindhout, co-written with the journalist Sara Corbett. It recounts Lindhout's experience in southern Somalia as a hostage of teenage militants from the Hizbul Islam fundamentalist group. The book was a New York Times bestseller in 2013.[1] It also won the 2014 CBC Bookie Award for Best Canadian Nonfiction[2] and was nominated for the 2014 Libris Award for best non-fiction book of 2013.[3]

The book was optioned in 2014 by Megan Ellison in order to create a screen adaptation of the work. Rooney Mara will play Lindhout in the film version.[4]

References

  1. Cowles, Gregory (2013-09-29). "Best Sellers -September 29, 2013". The New York Times.
  2. "The Bookies 2014: The Winners". CBC. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. "Libris Awards 2014 Shortlist Revealed". April 16, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  4. Jordan Zakarin (June 25, 2014). "Rooney Mara to Star in 'A House in the Sky' for Megan Ellison's Annapurna". The Wrap. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
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