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The Little Prisoner : How a Childhood Was Stolen and a Trust Betrayed Hardcover - 2005
by Elliott, Jane
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- Title The Little Prisoner : How a Childhood Was Stolen and a Trust Betrayed
- Author Elliott, Jane
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 288
- Publisher Element Books, London
- Date January 17, 2005
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0007196091.G
- ISBN 9780007196098
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Summary
Jane Elliott fell into the hands of her sadistic and brutal stepfather when she was 4 years old. Her story is both inspiring and horrifying. Kept a virtual prisoner in a fortress-like house and treated to daily and ritual abuse, Jane nonetheless managed to lose herself in a fantasy world which would keep her spirit alive. Equally as horrifying as the physical abuse Jane suffered, were the mental games her tormentor played – getting his kicks from seeing Jane humiliated, confused, crushed and defeated at every turn. Her family and neighbourhood were all terrified of Jane's stepfather so no-one held out a rescuing hand. So Jane had to help herself. When she was 21 she ran away with her baby daughter and boyfriend to start a new life in hiding. Several years on she found the courage to go to the police. A court case followed where Jane bravely stood up against the unrepentant aggressor she so feared. He was jailed for 17 years. Jane's family took his side.