Between the Mountain and the Sky - A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, Healing, and Hope by Maggie Doyne

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Between the Mountain and the Sky shows us the goodness that is possible when a single person-regardless of age-takes action to help another and, in the process, changes the lives of hundreds. Maggie's story begins in suburban New Jersey, in a comfortable middle-class family that supports her decision to travel the world during a gap year before starting college. During her travels, the trajectory of her life alters when she has a surprise encounter with a Nepali girl breaking rocks in a quarry. Maggie decides to invest her life savings of five thousand dollars to buy a piece of land and open a children's home in Nepal. That home becomes Kopila Valley Children's Home, and eventually, the nonprofit Maggie launches, the BlinkNow Foundation, also starts the Kopila Valley School, which provides tuition-free education for more than four hundred students. Maggie and BlinkNow's work have been recognized around the world for their innovative, sustainable work. However, this book isn't a how-to for fledging philanthropists or nonprofit founders-it's a coming-of-age story about a young woman suspended between two worlds, as well as the love, loss, healing, and hope she experiences along the way. And Maggie's inspiring, intimate tale shows readers an important truth - the power to change the world exists within all of us.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - Adult
    • Format - Hardcover
    • Dimension - 6.1" W x 9.1" H x 1" D
    • Genre - Biography
    • Publisher - Harper Horizon, Publication date - 03-22-2022
    • Page count - 272
    • ISBN - 9780785240280
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3 years ago
from New York

A Must Read

I have been a supporter of Maggie Doyne since a 2010 NY Times article about her school and home for children in Nepal. I knew her story in pieces over the years and it is so wonderful to read her full story here. Maggie and her co-founder tope have worked to raise children who have become adults contributing to so much good in the world. Loved the book!!

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