Detours: Hope & Growth After Life's Hardest Turns
By (Author) Elizabeth Smart
Post Hill Press
Post Hill Press
28th January 2026
United States
General
Non Fiction
Self-help, personal development and practical advice
Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude
Hardback
208
Width 140mm, Height 210mm
331g
In this powerful memoir of survival and healing, Elizabeth Smart empowers readers to navigate lifes detours, embrace resilience, and find healing and purpose after adversity.
In Detours, Elizabeth Smart explores how trauma can derail ones path in life and shares her struggles with captivity, reintegration, and resilience. Using the metaphor of life as a road, Smart introduces four key Rest Stops for navigating lifes detoursgrieving lost paths, embracing change, seeking connections, and redefining destinations. Through themes of hope, community, and self-discovery, she inspires readers to find strength in their own journeys toward healing.
Elizabeth Smart is an activist and founder of The Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which works to drive social change in the fight against sexual violence.