It's a tough read. But work through it, and you'll find more than the stomach-churning details that make you put it down the first night. This little memoir…was written plainly and simply by Dugard herself, without the help of a ghostwriter. And in that, it is powerful beyond its voyeurism…reading the experience in her own words is a revelation. It allows us to understand who [Dugard] was before she was snatched and how Garrido controlled her.
The Washington Post
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller-Jaycee Dugard's raw and powerful memoir, her own story of being kidnapped in 1991 and held captive for more than eighteen years.
In the summer of June of 1991, I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother that loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen.
For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse. For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible situation.
On August 26, 2009, I took my name back. My name is Jaycee Lee Dugard. I don't think of myself as a victim, I simply survived an intolerable situation. A Stolen Life is my story-in my own words, in my own way, exactly as I remember it.
1100571658
In the summer of June of 1991, I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother that loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen.
For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse. For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible situation.
On August 26, 2009, I took my name back. My name is Jaycee Lee Dugard. I don't think of myself as a victim, I simply survived an intolerable situation. A Stolen Life is my story-in my own words, in my own way, exactly as I remember it.
A Stolen Life: A Memoir
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller-Jaycee Dugard's raw and powerful memoir, her own story of being kidnapped in 1991 and held captive for more than eighteen years.
In the summer of June of 1991, I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother that loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen.
For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse. For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible situation.
On August 26, 2009, I took my name back. My name is Jaycee Lee Dugard. I don't think of myself as a victim, I simply survived an intolerable situation. A Stolen Life is my story-in my own words, in my own way, exactly as I remember it.
In the summer of June of 1991, I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother that loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen.
For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse. For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible situation.
On August 26, 2009, I took my name back. My name is Jaycee Lee Dugard. I don't think of myself as a victim, I simply survived an intolerable situation. A Stolen Life is my story-in my own words, in my own way, exactly as I remember it.
19.99
In Stock
5
1
![A Stolen Life: A Memoir](http://vs-images.bn-web.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.12.6)
A Stolen Life: A Memoir
![A Stolen Life: A Memoir](http://vs-images.bn-web.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.12.6)
A Stolen Life: A Memoir
FREE
with a B&N Audiobooks Subscription
Or Pay
$18.79
$19.99
19.99
In Stock
Editorial Reviews
Product Details
BN ID: | 2940170917204 |
---|---|
Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date: | 07/12/2011 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 323,245 |
Videos
![](/static/img/products/pdp/default_vid_image.gif)
From the B&N Reads Blog