If you enjoyed the book, "A Child Called IT" by Dave Pelzer then you would also enjoy a book I recently finished called, "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Lee Duggard. She was kidnapped at the age of 11, imprisoned for 18 years, raped, and forced to have two children by her captor. It is written by the girl who it actually happened to, and offers insight into why she didn't try to escape.
I thought it was an interesting read, even though I wanted to shake the kidnapped girl at times and tell her to use some common sense. I suppose we never know what we would do in a given situation if we haven't experienced it ourselves, but I'd like to think that I'm far too stubborn and possessive of my own freedom to allow someone to have control not only over my body but my mind and my future as well.
I saw the television special about that when it was on this summer, that was so sad/crazy!
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing that too, which is why the book sparked my interest.
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