Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped at age 11. At 29 – after giving birth to two daughters – she escaped her captors. A Stolen Life is her compelling memoir.
Jaycee’s story has received a huge amount of media attention since the American woman and her two teenage daughters were discovered in 2009, living in a tent in the backyard of her captors, Phillip and Nancy Carrido.
Jaycee’s family were living in South Lake Tahoe, California, when she was kidnapped on June 10, 1991. She was missing for more than 18 years and was returned to her family with two teenage daughters.
As seen on the 60 Minutes TV show, this is a remarkable book by a remarkable woman. It answers your questions about this kidnapping.