First published 2011
In the summer of 1991, 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard's life was stolen when she was kidnapped off a California street. For the next 18 years, she was imprisoned, abused, and forced to live under the control of her captors. But Jaycee refused to give up hope, even as she was made to take on new identities and become a mother to her captor's children. Finally, in 2009, Jaycee reclaimed her name and her freedom, sharing her harrowing yet inspirational story of resilience in the face of unimaginable trauma.
Genres: crime, autobiography, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: dark, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: overcoming-adversity, resilience
Setting: California, Amerika
Period: 1990-2011
304 pages · Paperback
Content warnings: abuse, child-abuse, kidnapping, physical-abuse, sexual-assault