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My story

"For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was tak...

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Main Author: Smart, Elizabeth, 1987-
Other Authors: Stewart, Chris, 1960-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Smart, Elizabeth, > 1987-
Kidnapping victims > Utah > Salt Lake City > Biography.
Kidnapping > Utah > Salt Lake City.
Missing children > Utah > Salt Lake City.
Mormon children > Crimes against > Utah > Salt Lake City.
Summary: "For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic, Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. She was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, she rejoined her family and worked to pick up the pieces of her life. Now for the first time, in her memoir, MY STORY, she tells of the constant fear she endured every hour, her courageous determination to maintain hope, and how she devised a plan to manipulate her captors and convinced them to return to Utah, where she was rescued minutes after arriving. Smart explains how her faith helped her stay sane in the midst of a nightmare and how she found the strength to confront her captors at their trial and see that justice was served. In the nine years after her rescue, Smart transformed from victim to advocate, traveling the country and working to educate, inspire and foster change. She has created a foundation to help prevent crimes against children and is a frequent public speaker. In 2012, she married Matthew Gilmour, whom she met doing mission work in Paris for her church, in a fairy tale wedding that made the cover of People magazine"--
Physical Description: 308 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN: 9781250040152 (hbk.)
1250040159 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Elizabeth Ann Smart-Gilmour was born on November 3, 1987. At the age of 14, she was kidnapped from her home on June 5, 2002 and rescued nine months later. She testified to being threatened, tied, and raped daily while she was held captive. In 2006, she went to Congress to support sexual predator legislation and the AMBER Alert system. In 2008, she helped present a book, You're Not Alone, published by the U.S. Department of Justice, which has entries written by her as well as four other recovered young adults. In 2011, she was hired as a commentator for ABC news concerning the coverage of missing persons.

Her memoir, My Story, was published in 2013 with Chris Stewart as the co-author. The book details both the kidnapping and the formation of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation which tries to promote awareness about abduction.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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