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The #1 New York Times Bestseller and inspirational memoir by Michelle Knight, whose survival story gripped the world and continues to inspire and offer hope.
Michelle was a young single mother when she was kidnapped by a local school bus driver named Ariel Castro. For more than a decade afterward, she endured unimaginable torture at the hand of her abductor. In 2003 Amanda Berry joined her in captivity, followed by Gina DeJesus in 2004. Their escape on May 6, 2013, made headlines around the world.
Barely out of her own tumultuous childhood, Michelle was estranged from her family and fighting for custody of her young son when she disappeared. Local police believed she had run away, so they removed her from the missing persons lists fifteen months after she vanished. Castro tormented her with these facts, reminding her that no one was looking for her, that the outside world had forgotten her. But Michelle would not be broken.
In Finding Me, Michelle will reveal the heartbreaking details of her story, including the thoughts and prayers that helped her find courage to endure her unimaginable circumstances and now build a life worth living. By sharing both her past and her efforts to create a future, Michelle becomes a voice for the voiceless and a powerful symbol of hope for the thousands of children and young adults who go missing every year.
About the author
Michelle Knight lives in Cleveland, OH. Michelle Burford is a Harvard-educated journalist, a New York Times best-selling author, and a founding editor of O, The Oprah Magazine. During her 20-year career as a writer and book collabourator, she has traveled to three dozen countries on six continents. The second eldest of nine, Michelle grew up in Phoenix. Check out her creations at a href="http://www.michelleburford.com/"www.MichelleBurford.com /a.
Summary
Michelle Knight, the first of the three women abducted by notorious Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro, recounts the full story of her years in captivity, her escape, and the powerful inner strength and capacity for hope that has helped her rebuild her life.
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Michelle Knight, the first of the three women abducted by notorious Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro, recounts the full story of her years in captivity, her escape, and the powerful inner strength and capacity for hope that has helped her rebuild her life.
Report
“In the 12 years of doing the ‘Dr. Phil' show, no one has changed me like Michelle Knight and her story of survival. We are very excited about Michelle Knight's new book and are passionately committed to its launch and ongoing support on our show, The Doctors, and all our social media platforms and other media." – Dr. Phil McGraw
