In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781771681339)

...more than a page-turning narrative; it's an embrace of the Kinyarwanda greeting amahoro--'peace.'--Oprah.com

An evocative page-turner and an eye-opening meditation on the ways we survive profoundly painful memories and negotiate the complexities of love."--Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much is True

Finalist - National Reading Group--Great Group Reads 2018
Finalist - Foreword Indies Book of the Year

In 1968, a disillusioned and heartbroken Lillian Carlson left Atlanta after the assassination of Martin Luther King. She found meaning in the hearts of orphaned African children and cobbled together her own small orphanage in the Rift Valley alongside the lush forests of Rwanda.

Three decades later, in New York City, Rachel Shepherd, lost and heartbroken herself, embarks on a journey to find the father who abandoned her as a young child, determined to solve the enigma of Henry Shepherd, a now-famous photographer.

When an online search turns up a clue to his whereabouts, Rachel travels to Rwanda to connect with an unsuspecting and uncooperative Lillian. While Rachel tries to unravel the mystery of her father's disappearance, she finds unexpected allies in an ex-pat doctor running from his past and a young Tutsi woman who lived through a profound experience alongside her father.

Set against the backdrop of a country grieving and trying to heal after a devastating civil war, follow the intertwining stories of three women who discover something unexpected: grace when there can be no forgiveness.

An intensely beautiful debut."--Library Journal

Good choice for those seeking tales of hope . . . and it may prove popular with book clubs."--Booklist

Author: Jennifer Haupt
ISBN-10: 1771681330
ISBN-13: 9781771681339
Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2018
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2018 pg. 24
Foreword 02/26/2018
Library Journal 03/15/2018 pg. 85
Publishers Weekly 03/26/2018

About the Author
Jennifer Haupt's favorite pastimes are traveling solo and finding new stories of people and cultures, fine-tuning Spotify playlists, walking in the woods with her double-doodle, and playing board games with her husband of 25-plus years and two grown sons.

Her essays and articles have been published in O, The Oprah Magazine, The Rumpus, Psychology Today, Travel & Leisure, The Seattle Times, Spirituality & Health, The Sun, and many other publications. She also writes about creating a blueprint for your book and the how to have a satisfying writing life for Writers Digest, the Hugo House blog and other outlets.

Jennifer Haupt went to Rwanda as a journalist in 2006, a decade after the genocide that wiped out over a million people, to explore the connections between forgiveness and grief. She spent a month travelling in the 10,000 hills with a guide, interviewing genocide survivors and humanitarian aid workers, and came home to Seattle with something unexpected: the bones of a novel. In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills is her first novel.

Her fans call her work beautiful, breathtaking and a life-altering read.