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"SPECIAL EDITION Hardcover with 22 full-color photos printed on premium paper ""Powerful, Tender, & Smart"" Meredith Hall, New York Times bestselling author""I Was Moved and Deeply Affected By it. Brilliant!"" Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Lambda Literary Award-winning author""Beautiful, Powerful, and Compelling."" Anna Mo�, World Literature Prize-winning author ""A Gorgeous Adventure Through Courage...."" Tessa Fontaine, New York Times Editor's Choice author Overwhelmed by traumatic PTSD flashbacks, a gutsy woman embarks on a five-year sailing odyssey to heal from her hidden past. Her quest is to reach the Bay of Virgins in French Polynesia and overcome a childhood scarred by violence and her mother's madness. Sailing her fragile boat beyond remote archipelagos, she searches for the final missing piece of her story. What she doesn't realize is that in order to recover, she must first break apart. A tribe of badass characters guide Heidi Love's journey of self-discovery, including a therapist who climbed to 24,000 feet on Mount Everest; a spirited transgender leader of a matrilineal society; an outrageous Marquesan warrior, and her risk-taking daredevil sidekick, Dennis. For fans of Cheryl Strayed's Wild and Tami Oldham Ashcraft's Adrift, this true story illuminates an inspirational voyage of healing the emotional wounds of childhood trauma-to realize bold dreams. Laughing at the Sky captures the terror and triumph of a woman who risks it all on a life-threatening adventure that will ultimately save her. ""Few books have affected me as profoundly as this memoir. Laughing at the Sky is white-knuckle gripping and achingly beautiful."" Nancy Crochiere, author ""She shines light on the difficult passage women take as they transmute a history of terror into a present filled with joy."" Mary Carroll Moore, bestselling author ""It shimmers with courage, resilience, and inspiration."" Ashley Davis Bush, author ""A powerful page turner and the best adventure memoir I've read in years."" Liesbet Collaert, bestselling author"

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Heidi Love's story is compelling, exotic, and full of tension. She has lived a rare and very interesting life. But most importantly, she is an exciting writer. This is a powerful, tender, and smart book. Meredith Hall, New York Times bestselling author of Without a Map and Beneficence What an incredibly powerful book. I was moved and deeply affected by it. It's clear she has an important story to tell. Brilliant! Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The Fact of a Body Heidi Love's Laughing at the Sky is a gorgeous adventure through courage, trauma, and the quests we take to make ourselves whole. Beautifully written, heartbreaking and heart-mending, this book will remind you what it is to be alive. Tessa Fontaine, New York Times Editor's Choice author of The Electric Woman Heidi Love overcomes fear, adversity, and trauma on multiple levels to fulfill a lifelong dream. Her raw, emotional, and gripping story is masterfully written and will touch readers in a profound way. It's a powerful page turner and the best adventure memoir I've read in years. Liesbet Collaert, bestselling author of Plunge: One Woman's Pursuit of a Life Less Ordinary Heidi Love distills her life in episodes shrouded in undertones that enhance their potency. Her writing is beautiful, powerful, and compelling. Anna Mo�, World Literature Prize-winning author of The Butterfly's Venom Heidi Love's memoir is an intense, intimate look at trauma, healing, and the powerful journey between the two. As it weaves together a seafaring adventure along with a haunting past, it shimmers with courage, resilience, and inspiration. Ashley Davis Bush, author of The Little Book of Inner Peace and Light Few books have affected me as profoundly as Heidi Love's memoir, Laughing at the Sky. Her true story of transcendence over childhood trauma via a daring five-year sailing journey to French Polynesia is both white-knuckle gripping and achingly beautiful. It's a journey no reader should miss. Nancy Crochiere, author of Graceland Heidi Love's engrossing and beautiful memoir shines light on the difficult passage women take as they transmute a history of terror into a present filled with joy. Mary Carroll Moore, bestselling author of Last Bets and A Woman's Guide to Search & Rescue

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Heidi Love is the author of Knowing Acts-Engage in Healing, a calming practice workbook for emotional balance. Knowing Acts is beautifully illustrated by Maine watercolorist Linden O'Ryan and endorsed by Anne Hallward MD, Founder and Executive Director of Safe Space Radio and former faculty member of Harvard Medical School. Heidi is the co-founder of social media and branding agencies, VONT and Ethos. She received her MBA and a Woman of Achievement Award from the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore School, and has served on the boards of Safe Space Radio and the Maine Women's Fund. When she's not sailing the high seas or chasing wild dreams, she lives with her adventure-loving husband, Dennis, in Maine. You can find her at HeidiLoveAuthor.com.

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