A House in the Sky

{{Short description|2013 memoir by Amanda Lindhout}}

{{Undisclosed paid|date=September 2017}}

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| author = Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett

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| language = English

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| genre = Memoir

| publisher = Scribner

| release_date = 2013

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| isbn = 978-1451645613

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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 won the 2014 CBC Bookie Award for Best Canadian Nonfiction{{cite news |title=The Bookies 2014: The Winners |url=http://www.cbc.ca/books/the-bookies-2014-vote-for-the-best-books-of-the-past-year.html |accessdate=February 10, 2014 |publisher=CBC}} and was nominated for the 2014 Libris Award for best non-fiction book of 2013.{{cite web |date=April 16, 2014 |title=Libris Awards 2014 Shortlist Revealed |url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1340349/libris-awards-2014-shortlist-revealed |accessdate=May 8, 2014}} It was also a New York Times bestseller in 2013.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-09-29/e-book-nonfiction/list.html |title=Best Sellers -September 29, 2013 |date=2013-09-29 |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Gregory |last=Cowles}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/rooney-mara-to-star-in-a-house-in-the-sky-for-megan-ellisons-annapurna/ |title=Rooney Mara to Star in 'A House in the Sky' for Megan Ellison's Annapurna |author=Jordan Zakarin |date=June 25, 2014 |accessdate=June 25, 2014 |publisher=The Wrap}}