Now with a new postscript and reading group guide perfect for book clubs. After nearly dying of breast cancer in her twenties Sarah Thebarge fled her successful career her Ivy League education and a failed relationship and moved nearly 3000 miles from the East Coast to Portland Oregon hoping to quietly pick up the pieces of her broken life. Instead a chance encounter on the train with a family of Somali refugees swept her into an adventure that changed all of their lives. Half a world away from Somalia Hadhi was fighting battles of her own. Abandoned by her husband she was struggling to raise five young daughters in a culture she didnt understand. When their worlds collide with Sarahs Hadhi and the girls were on the brink of starvation in their own home invisible in a neighborhood of strangers. As Sarah helped Hadhi and the girls navigate American life her unexpected outreach to the family became both a source of courage and a lifeline for herself. Exquisite at times shattering Sarahs enthralling memoir invites readers into her story of finding connection love and redemption in the most unlikely of places. All proceeds from the sale of the book go toward a college fund for the five Somali Invisible Girls. For details visit www.sarahthebarge.com.
