First published 2018
Elizabeth Smart wrote a bestselling memoir about her teenage abduction and captivity under a religious fanatic and his wife. Since then, she has married, raised children, and traveled globally as president of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation. She shares her story to help others heal from trauma. Everywhere she goes, people ask her the same question: How do you find the hope to go on? This book provides Smart's direct answers to that persistent question. She draws from her personal experience surviving captivity and building a life afterward. Smart offers practical guidance for anyone struggling to move forward after devastating experiences. The book focuses on concrete strategies for finding hope when circumstances seem hopeless. Smart writes as someone who has lived through unimaginable trauma and emerged with purpose and joy intact.
Genres: self-help, non-fiction, biography-memoir, inspirational
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: overcoming-adversity, personal-growth
385 pages · Library Binding · Thorndike Press Large Print
Content warnings: abuse, kidnapping