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.

Paperback: 304 pages

Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (July 3 2012)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1451629192

ISBN-13: 978-1451629194

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces