I Choose To Live by Sabine Dardenne
On May 28th, 1996, Sabine Dardenne, twelve years old, was kidnapped by Marc Dutroux, a paedophile and multiple offender who had already raped other young girls in Belgium. I Choose to Live is her testimony - both courageous and uplifting.
A moving tale of courage and survivalExtraordinary strength ... one comes away from her book shocked, angered and deeply humbled * Mail Like the scariest fairy tales, it involves a little girl, a secret dungeon and a monster. But it is not a fairy tale: it is true . . . I have never read a more harrowing book. . . unbearable were it not for the character - brave, difficult, honest an *
Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday * ‘A compelling memoir... a bold and dignified book’ *
Observer * ‘Here is a book that refuses to cushion the reader with assurances of redemption and happily-ever-after - it is primarily written not as an aid to healing, but a call for justice. . . One comes away from her book shocked, angered and deeply humbled’ *
Mail * ‘direct, unpretentious, chatty, feet-on-the-ground. Sometimes shockingly so’ *
Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday * ‘A compelling memoir... a bold and dignified book’ *
Observer * ‘Here is a book that refuses to cushion the reader with assurances of redemption and happily-ever-after - it is primarily written not as an aid to healing, but a call for justice. . . One comes away from her book shocked, angered and deeply humbled’ *
Mail * ‘direct, unpretentious, chatty, feet-on-the-ground. Sometimes shockingly so’ *
Sabine Dardenne was Marc Dutroux's last victim and was held prisoner for eighty days. In 2004, eight years after her kidnapping, she testified at his trial. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844082681 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844082687 |
| Title | I Choose To Live |
| Author | Sabine Dardenne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2006-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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