Book description
Renowned rock climber Beth Rodden's inspiring memoir about overcoming devastating trauma, refusing to be held hostage by fear, and taking a leap toward healing.
Beth Rodden is twenty years old and already an elite rock climber when a climbing excursion in Kyrgyzstan escalates into a nightmare. Beth, her boyfriend, and…
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1 author picked A Light through the Cracks as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Beth tells her side of the story we all knew from several films/books/interviews with other people who had been there. She really dives deep into how the trauma of her kidnapping while on a climbing trip in another country affected her long term. And how sport culture can press people to shrug things off and not process or heal.
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