Amanda Lindhout shares her captivity story in Saskatoon

The recent deaths of two American journalists have brought up a lot of emotions for Amanda Lindhout.

The Canadian woman was held in captivity in Somalia for 460 days. Shewas released five years ago.

Lindhout has written about her experiences in a book called A House in the Sky. She willbe in Saskatoon to read from the book this upcoming weekend at the Word on the Street Festival.

She spoke to Saskatoon Morning and the Morning Edition about surviving her ordeal in advance of her appearance in Saskatoon.

Lindhout also spoke about the recent murders of James Foley and Steven Sotloff, two American journalists killed at the hands of ISIS militants.

"It's really triggered a lot of memories for me,"Lindhoutsaid.

Lindhout hadbeen in touch with Foley's mother during his captivity.

"She took some solace from the fact that I had survived," she said."Unfortunately itdidn't work out like that with her son."

Lindhout saidallreporters, freelance or veteran, travelling in dangerous places should be prepared for what they might face.

"Any journalist is really putting their life in danger, and yet these stories are so important and need to be told,"Lindhoutsaid. "So how do we tell these stories and keep the storyteller safe?"

You can hear Amanda Lindhouton the Morning Edition at 7:15 a.m. CST and on Saskatoon Morning at about 7:10 a.m this morning.