Elizabeth Smart follows up her #1 New York Times bestseller (October 2013) My Story?about being held in captivity as a teenager and how she managed to survive?with a powerful and inspiring book about what it takes to overcome trauma find the strength to move on and reclaim one s life. Author. Activist. Victim?no more. In her fearless memoir My Story?the basis of the Lifetime Original movie I Am Elizabeth Smart?Elizabeth detailed for the first time the horror behind the headlines of her abduction by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell and his wife Wanda Barzee. Since then she s married become a mother and travelled the world as the president of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation sharing her story with the intent of helping others along the way. Over and over Elizabeth is asked the same question: How do you find the hope to go on? In this book Elizabeth returns to the horrific experiences she endured and the hard-won lessons she learned to provide answers. She also calls upon others who have dealt with adversity?victims of violence disease war and loss?to explore the pathways toward hope. Through conversations with such well-known voices as Anne Romney Diane von Furstenburg and Mandy Patinkin to spiritual leaders Archbishop John C. Wester and Elder Richard Hinckley to her own parents Elizabeth uncovers an even greater sense of solace and understanding. Where There s Hope is the result of Elizabeth s mission: It is both an up-close-and-personal glimpse into her healing process and a heartfelt how-to guide for readers to make peace with the past and embrace the future. From the book: I was not willing to accept that my fate was to live unhappily ever after. Everything?my family my home my chance to go to school?had been given back to me and I didn t want to miss a second chance of living my own life. ?Elizabeth Smart