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.
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Well, this was intense. Craziness!
18 years is a long ass time.
I can not imagine what I would do in the same situation.
Just blows my mind.
I clap my hands to Jaycee, for sticking it out and taking care of her kids, and for living a pretty good life afterwards.
It's good to know there were so many people willing to help her. Gives hope that if more kidnapped victims were found, that there would be an abundance of help for them too.
18 years is a long ass time.
I can not imagine what I would do in the same situation.
Just blows my mind.
I clap my hands to Jaycee, for sticking it out and taking care of her kids, and for living a pretty good life afterwards.
It's good to know there were so many people willing to help her. Gives hope that if more kidnapped victims were found, that there would be an abundance of help for them too.
Powerful story of courage and survival! My heart goes out to her and her family for all they have endured!
An unbelievable story! It’s so amazing that she survived and is now able to live her life on her terms.
Jaycee's strength is measured, in my opinion, by holding her sanity daily. Her writing style is innocently childlike and this combined with her refections enabled me to continue reading to the end without nightmares.(which I was concerned with when my bookclub choose her book) Reading Jaycee's book is eye opening ,soul wrenching, and a testament to courageous endurance. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
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