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In The Shadow of the Mountain (Hardcover)
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In The Shadow of the Mountain (Hardcover)
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***** 'Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a warrior. I'm in awe of her
strength and courage' - Selena Gomez 'An incredibly powerful story'
Sunday Independent 'In the Shadow of the Mountain has all the
elements a great memoir requires - a strong voice, cinematic prose,
a hero to root for - in essence, an extraordinary story about an
extraordinary woman's life' - San Francisco Chronicle 'Silvia
Vasquez-Lavado is a woman possessed of uncommon strength, rare
compassion, and a ferocious stubbornness to not allow the trauma of
her childhood to destroy her life' - Elizabeth Gilbert, author of
Eat, Pray, Love 'Powerful' - New York Times YOU DON'T CONQUER A
MOUNTAIN. YOU SURRENDER TO IT ONE STEP AT A TIME. Despite a
high-flying career, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado knew she was hanging by a
thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, and hiding her sexuality
from her family, she was repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a
child. When her mother called her home to Peru, she knew something
finally had to change. It did. Silvia began to climb. Something
about the sheer size of the mountains, the vast emptiness and the
nearness of death, woke her up. And then, she took her biggest pain
to the biggest mountain: Everest. The 'Mother of the World' allows
few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn't go alone. Trekking with
her to Base Camp, were five troubled young women on an odyssey that
helped each confront their personal trauma, and whose strength and
community propelled Silvia forward... Beautifully written and
deeply moving, In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story
of compassion, humility, and strength, inspiring us all to find
have faith in our own heroism and resilience.
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