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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.     Subjects     Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.     Hispanic Americans -- Biography.     Hispanic American sexual minortities -- Biography.     Sexual abuse victims -- Biography.     Women in technology -- United States.     Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)     Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)     Browse Catalog     by author:      Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.       by title:      In the shadow of the...       by call number:      796.522092 V335i     Search the Web     Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.     Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.     Hispanic Americans -- Biography.     Hispanic American sexual minortities -- Biography.     Sexual abuse victims -- Biography.     Women in technology -- United States.     Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)     Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)       MARC Display

In the shadow of the mountain : a memoir of courage / Silvia Vasquez-Lavado. by Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia. Henry Holt and Company, 2022. Call #: 796.522092 V335i Subjects Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.   Hispanic Americans -- Biography.   Hispanic American sexual minortities -- Biography.   Sexual abuse victims -- Biography.   Women in technology -- United States.   Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)   Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) ISBN:  9781250776747 (hc.) Alternate title:  Memoir of courage Edition:  1st ed. Description:  309 p. ; 25 cm. Summary:  "When Silvia's mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to give. A Latina hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. She was deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child. Her visit to Peru would become a turning point in her life. Silvia started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascent-the restricted oxygen at altitude, the vast expanse of emptiness around her, the risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains, the nearness of death-woke her up. And then, she took her biggest pain to the biggest mountain: Everest. 'The Mother of the World,' as it's known in Nepal, allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn't go alone. She gathered a group of young female survivors and led them to base camp alongside her, their strength and community propelling her forward. In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of heroism, one which awakens in all of us a lust for adventure, gratitude for the strong women in our lives, and faith in our own resilience."--From publisher. Genre:  Travel memoirs. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 796.522092 V335i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 796.522092 V335i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sheet Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 796.522092 V335i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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