Jaycee Dugard
Simon and Schuster Paperbacks
2011
ISBN 978-1-4516-7370-8
P 309.00
273 pages
Book Summary: A Stolen Life by Roschelle E. Eleda
Introduction The memoir “A Stolen Life” by Jaycee Dugard is written and published to expose the illicit act of Philip and Nancy Garrido to an eleven - year - old - girl, Jaycee at their backyard. The author believes that she no longer need to be afraid and kept what happened to her in secret. She hopes that her story will help those people in difficulty and who are struggling for them to be able to survive, speak out and be okay on the inside.
Summary Jaycee Lee Dugard, an eleven year old girl who grows up in Lake Tahoe, California is a normal girl living with her Mom, stepdad, Carl and …show more content…
It was after Philip’s mind got deteriorated that he wants the FBI to believe that he is able to talk to the Angels and that he possess mental powers. After eighteen years of just talking with Philip and Nancy, Jaycee speaks with a police officer as Philip takes her with him at the police station. She has no answers to the questions they have as she always depends to Philip for her life. That time the officer got suspicious and it was then revealed that she is the girl lost for eighteen years. Jaycee and her Mom had a heartbreaking and joyful reunion. Jaycee was able to meet her stepsister who is no more an eighteen-months-old baby but a beautiful and grown woman who gave her the chance to do the things she missed at an early age. Jaycee together with her daughters tried to live a normal and free life even though it is hard at first with all the eyes looking at them but through therapy she slowly become able to stand up for herself. Jaycee committed on protecting her girls and healing the terrible past she had. She created the JAYC foundation that aims to help victims who are also abused to