A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard was only 11 years old when she was abducted, forced into a gray sedan within sight of her home in peaceful South Lake Tahoe, California. The date was June 10, 1991, and she was held captive by her kidnappers—Phillip Craig Garrido and his wife, Nancy—in their home for the next 18 years. Every parent’s nightmare, what she endured is unimaginable, but how she survived is equally astonishing.
A Stolen Life, written by the now 30-year-old Jaycee, is a gripping memoir that covers her abduction, her captivity and her incredible rescue on August 26, 2009. In her stark, compelling narrative, Jaycee opens up about what she experienced, including how she feels now, a year after being found. She leaves nothing out.
Hardcover : 288 pages
Publisher: Simon And Schuster, Inc. ( July 12, 2011 )
Item #: 13-443982
ISBN: 9781451629187
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.72inches
Product Weight: 12.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
lloved it 
March 12, 2012
I read this book to get insight into how she survived. It is a beautiful book, well worth reading
Reviewer: diane
Good Book!
January 12, 2012
I live a few miles away from where Jaycee was abducted. So, this has always hit close to home for me. My son was her age when she was taken, I thought about her everyday for years! You have to read Jaycee's story to get it.She is an inspiration to every woman. And if you have ever suffered any kind of abuse you will see a bit of yourself in Jaycee. What a smart, positive, beautiful woman she turned out to be. Despite the sickness that became her life for so long.
Reviewer: Jan M
January 04, 2012
It amazes me how despite all that she endured, Jaycee came out as level headed as she is. I cried while reading this book. I can't even imagine
Reviewer: Katrina S
Interesting
December 19, 2011
This was just as hard to read because of the detailed accounts of the abuse, as well as because of the skipping around. It helped to understand her POV and frame of mind at the time, in terms of why she did not try to escape. The isolation was likely a major factor in her coming to see her abusers as her family. I read through it in a day. Its like a car wreck...you can not look away.
Reviewer: Della
good read
November 19, 2011
I knew nothing about the story of Jaycee when I purchased this book, but was interested in a girl who was kidnapped for 18 years. It is written from her perspective and not knowing much background, I found it confusing at times as she writes the main events of what she remembers without too many details. I felt like she was still much younger than she really was when she wrote this book, but I wanted to keep reading it nevertheless, if only out of curiosity. It's worth the read, but I'm not sure it was worth the money.
Reviewer: Cali
Copyright © Bookspan. BOMC® / Book-of-the-Month® /Book-of-the-Month Club® are registered trademarks of Bookspan. Unauthorized use prohibited. All rights reserved.
13307201205ADFL
Card Security Code
The card security code is an added safeguard for your credit/debit card purchases. Depending on the type of card you use, it is either a three- or four-digit number printed on the back or front of your credit/debit card, separate from your credit/debit card number. To make shopping at Book-of-the-Month Club®
even more secure, we require that you enter this number each time you make a credit/debit card purchase. Please note that your security code will not be stored with us even if you have saved your credit/debit card information.
