A Stolen Life - Softcover

Dugard, Jaycee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 085720713X ISBN 13: 9780857207135

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2012

Synopsis

A raw and powerful memoir of Jaycee Lee Dugard's own story of being kidnapped as an 11-year-old and held captive for over 18 years

On 10 June 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in Tahoe, California.

It was the last her family and friends saw of her for over eighteen years.

On 26 August 2009, Dugard, her daughters, and Phillip Craig Garrido appeared in the office of her kidnapper's parole officer in California. Their unusual behaviour sparked an investigation that led to the positive identification of Jaycee Lee Dugard, living in a tent behind Garrido's home. During her time in captivity, at the age of fourteen and seventeen, she gave birth to two daughters, both fathered by Garrido.

Dugard's memoir is written by the 30-year-old herself and covers the period from the time of her abduction in 1991 up until the present. In her stark, utterly honest and unflinching narrative, Jaycee opens up about what she experienced, including how she feels now, a year after being found.

Garrido and his wife Nancy have since pleaded guilty to their crimes.

About this title

Review:

'The US girl kidnapped and held captive for eighteen years tells her story in an unblinking and harrowing narrative' --Independent

'You will end the book marveling at just what the human spirit can endure. Odd though it might sound, A Stolen Life is, in its own way an uplifting, even exhilarating, read' --Daily Mail

'This book should be handed out to everyone' --Sunday Express

'The 30-year-old Californian gives an unflinching account of her abduction as an eleven-year-old, and her 18 years spent as Philip Craig Garrido's captive' --TNT Magazine

'Hard-hitting... her book is brave, dignified and painstakingly honest'
--New York Times

About the Author:

Jaycee Dugard is 30 years old and has two daughters.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 085720713X
• ISBN 13: 9780857207135
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304