In the Shadow of the Mountain
{{Short description|2022 book}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox book
| author = Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
| isbn = 978-1250776747
| pub_date = February 1, 2022
| name = In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Memoir of Courage
| genre = Memoir
| image = ITSOTM WIKI.jpg
| publisher = Henry Holt
| language = English
| pages = 305
| genres = Memoir; Addiction memoir; Grief memoir; Adventure; Self help; Lgbtqia
| media_type = Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible Audio
}}
In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Memoir of Courage is a book by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado published in 2022 by Henry Holt an imprint of Macmillan.
Summary
The book details the author's personal story of surviving childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence in Peru and how she overcame those experiences to become a successful businesswoman and mountaineer. The memoir also documents Vasquez-Lavado's promise to bring a group of survivors from sexual abuse and sex trafficking to the base of Mount Everest before Vasquez-Lavado's journey to climb Mount Everest. In addition, In The Shadow of the Mountain documents Vasquez-Lavado's voyage climbing the highest peaks on each continent.
This is the author's first book. In addition, there is an ongoing film adaptation with Elgin James to direct and Selena Gomez scheduled to play Silvia.{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=2020-11-11 |title=Selena Gomez to Play Trailblazing Gay Mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado for Scott Budnick's One Community (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/selena-gomez-to-play-trailblazing-gay-mountaineer-silvia-vasquez-lavado-for-scott-budnicks-one-community-exclusive-4090084/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125053302/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/selena-gomez-to-play-trailblazing-gay-mountaineer-silvia-vasquez-lavado-for-scott-budnicks-one-community-exclusive-4090084/ |archive-date=2022-11-25 |url-status=live}}
Reception
The New York Times Book Review published on February 1, 2022, praises the book by sharing, In a world that demands us to harden, to tell stories of strength and triumph, the bravest act can be embracing our inner child, our fears, our truths, called in the shadow of the mountain.{{Cite news |last=Wang |first=Qian Julie |date=2022-02-01 |title=For This Mountaineer, Everest Was a Challenge and a Path to Peace |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/books/review/in-the-shadow-of-the-mountain-silvia-vasquez-lavado.html |access-date=2023-03-23 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321183641/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/books/review/in-the-shadow-of-the-mountain-silvia-vasquez-lavado.html |archive-date=2023-03-21 |url-status=live}}
Elizabeth Hightower Allen of Outside commented "In the Shadow of the Mountain is for anyone with similarly challenging inner journeys—in other words, all of us."{{Cite web |last=Hightower Allen |first=Elizabeth |date=2022-06-17 |title='In the Shadow of the Mountain' Is Not Your Typical Everest Book |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/in-the-shadow-of-the-mountain-silvia-vasquez-lavado-everest/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Outside Online |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007154823/https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/in-the-shadow-of-the-mountain-silvia-vasquez-lavado-everest/ |archive-date=2022-10-07 |url-status=live}}
People Magazine called In the Shadow of the mountain "gripping memoir about coping with addiction and sexual violence through mountain climbing".{{Cite web |title=Explorer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado — Whom Selena Gomez Will Play! — Says Writing Memoir 'Saved My Life' |url=https://people.com/human-interest/explorer-silvia-vasquez-lavado-says-writing-memoir-on-abuse-addiction-and-mt-everest-climb-saved-my-life/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119025439/https://people.com/human-interest/explorer-silvia-vasquez-lavado-says-writing-memoir-on-abuse-addiction-and-mt-everest-climb-saved-my-life/ |archive-date=2023-01-19 |url-status=live}}
In March 2023, In the Shadow of the Mountain was awarded the prestigious Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards as the Stanford Travel Book of the Year. Named "a remarkable story of compassion, humility, and strength; Silvia beautifully documents her heroic journey to the summit of Everest, accompanied by five other women, each struggling to come to terms with their trauma."{{Cite web |last=@NatGeoUK |date=2023-03-02 |title=What to read: the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2023 winner and shortlist |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2023/03/what-to-read-the-edward-stanford-travel-writing-awards-2023-winner-and-shortlist |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=National Geographic |language=en-gb}}
References
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External links
{{Wikiquote|In the Shadow of the Mountain}}
- {{Official website|https://www.silviavasla.com/book}}
Category:2022 non-fiction books
Category:Climbing and mountaineering books
Category:Henry Holt and Company books