A Stolen Life: A MemoirJaycee Dugard’s New York Times bestselling memoir chronicles her raw and powerful story of being kidnapped in 1991 and held captive for more than eighteen years. When Jaycee Dugard was eleven years old, she was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California. She was missing for more than eighteen years, held captive by Phillip Craig and Nancy Garrido, and gave birth to two daughters during her imprisonment. On August 26, 2009, Garrido showed up for a meeting with his parole officer; he brought Jaycee, her daughters, and his wife Nancy with him. Their unusual behavior raised suspicions and an investigation revealed the tent behind the Garridos’ home where Jaycee had been living for nearly two decades. A Stolen Life was written by Jaycee herself and covers the period from the time of her abduction in 1991 up until the present. In her stark, compelling narrative, she opens up about what she experienced—and offers an extraordinary account of courage and resilience. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 13 |
Section 3 | 29 |
Section 4 | 35 |
Section 5 | 47 |
Section 6 | 59 |
Section 7 | 69 |
Section 8 | 73 |
Section 12 | 101 |
Section 13 | 115 |
Section 14 | 119 |
Section 15 | 159 |
Section 16 | 197 |
Section 17 | 217 |
Section 18 | 221 |
Section 19 | 231 |
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