A MEMOIR
MAY 1 Release
“Powerful, Tender, & Smart”—Meredith Hall, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author.
“A Gorgeous Adventure Through Courage …” Tessa Fontaine, New York Times Editor's Choice author
“What an Incredibly Powerful Book. Brilliant!” Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Lambda Literary Award–winning author.
Overwhelmed by traumatic PTSD flashbacks, a daring 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.
Laughing at the Sky is Heidi Love’s extraordinary true story of sailing nearly halfway around the world to look for an elusive waterfall she’s not sure exists. At its heart is her wild adventure of healing the emotional wounds of childhood trauma—to realize bold dreams. For fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and Tami Oldham Ashcraft’s Adrift, Love’s memoir powerfully captures the terror and triumph of a woman who risks it all on a life-threatening journey that will ultimately save her.
#1 Bestseller: New Releases—Sailing Narratives
Advance Praise for Laughing at the Sky
“Heidi Love’s story is powerful. She distills her life in episodes shrouded in undertones that enhance their potency. Her writing is compelling. I love her voice.”
Anna Moi
Riz Noir, The Butteryfly Venom, and more
World Literature Prize Recipient
“An engrossing and beautiful memoir. With exacting prose and profound insights, 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
A Woman’s Guide to Search and Rescue Bestselling author
“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
Without a Map and Beneficence
New York Times bestselling Author
“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
The Fact of a Body
Lambda Literary Award Recipient
