{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-the-mountain","title":"In The Shadow of the Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou don't conquer a mountain. You surrender to it one step at a time. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDespite a high-flying career, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado knew she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, and hiding her sexuality from her family, she was repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen her mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to change. It did. Silvia began to climb.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSomething about the sheer size of the mountains, the vast emptiness and the nearness of death, woke her up. And then, she took her biggest pain to the biggest mountain: Everest. The 'Mother of the World' allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn't go alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrekking with her to Base Camp, were five troubled young women on an odyssey that helped each confront their personal trauma, and whose strength and community propelled Silvia forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeautifully written and deeply moving,\u003cem\u003e In the Shadow of the Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable story of compassion, humility, and strength, inspiring us all to find have faith in our own heroism and resilience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silvia Vasquez-Lavado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42424736088321,"sku":"9781913183790","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-08-29T130240.701.png?v=1693310568","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-the-mountain","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}