Name: Hope
ISBN: 9780525427650

Mary Jordan

Amanda Berry

Gina DeJesus

Two victims of an infamous Cleveland kidnapper share the story of their abductions, their decade in captivity and their dramatic escape.

A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland

Hope

Rose-Lynn 

I listened to this as an audiobook. I found it to be heart breaking and interesting. The relationship Amanda formed with her captor was complex and she was so strong to survive this experience. I did not know a lot about this story, despite it being on the news when she escaped. It was interesting to learn more details. I cried hearing her recount the birth of her baby, and I was on edge holding my breath as she told about the day she escaped. 

Sandaru Ravihari

Had so many emotions reading this book. From anger to happiness towards the ending. This is also an insight as to how the law enforcement system, media and society could sometimes fail us but also how the same systems bring the broken back to life.

Melissa M.

Katie 

Elfie Jeong

Alyssa Wilson

Brianna Brown

Kevin Sullivan

Two women kidnapped by infamous Cleveland school-bus driver Ariel Castro share the stories of their abductions, captivity, and dramatic escape On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry made headlines around the world when she fled a Cleveland home and called 911, saying: "Help me, I'm Amanda Berry. . . . I've been kidnapped, and I've been missing for ten years." A horrifying story rapidly unfolded. Ariel Castro, a local school bus driver, had separately lured Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight to his home, where he kept them chained. In the decade that followed, the three were raped, psychologically abused, and threatened with death. Berry had a daughter--Jocelyn--by their captor. Drawing upon their recollections and the diary kept by Amanda Berry, Berry and Gina DeJesus describe a tale of unimaginable torment, and Pulitzer Prize-winning "Washington Post" reporters Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan interweave the events within Castro's house with original reporting on efforts to find the missing girls. The full story behind the headlines--including details never previously released on Castro's life and motivations--"Hope" is a harrowing yet inspiring chronicle of two women whose courage, ingenuity, and resourcefulness ultimately delivered them back to their lives and families.

Hope A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland

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