**Elizabeth Smart follows up her #1 New York Times bestseller
(October 2013), My Story--about being held in captivity as a teenager,
and how she managed to survive--with a powerful and inspiring book about
what it takes to overcome trauma, find the strength to move on, and
reclaim one's life.
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Author. Activist. Victim--no more.
In her fearless memoir, *My Story--*the basis of the Lifetime Original
movie *I Am Elizabeth Smart--*Elizabeth detailed, for the first time,
the horror behind the headlines of her abduction by religious fanatic
Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. Since then, she's
married, become a mother, and travelled the world as the president of
the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, sharing her story with the intent of
helping others along the way.
Over and over, Elizabeth is asked the same question: How do you find the
hope to go on? In this book, Elizabeth returns to the horrific
experiences she endured, and the hard-won lessons she learned, to
provide answers. She also calls upon others who have dealt with
adversity--victims of violence, disease, war, and loss--to explore the
pathways toward hope. Through conversations with such well-known voices
as Anne Romney, Diane von Furstenburg, and Mandy Patinkin to spiritual
leaders Archbishop John C. Wester and Elder Richard Hinckley to her own
parents, Elizabeth uncovers an even greater sense of solace and
understanding. Where There's Hope is the result of Elizabeth's
mission: It is both an up-close-and-personal glimpse into her healing
process and a heartfelt how-to guide for readers to make peace with the
past and embrace the future.
From the book:
"I was not willing to accept that my fate was to live unhappily ever
after. Everything--my family, my home, my chance to go to school--had
been given back to me, and I didn't want to miss a second chance of
living my own life." --Elizabeth Smart
"There are two types of survivors: the ones who did not die, and the
ones who live. There will be those who will always remember and be the
victim, and ones who just won't. You have to go on, you have to learn,
and you have to heal." --Diane von Furstenberg
