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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dugard, Jaycee Lee, 1980-
A stolen life : a memoir / Jaycee Lee Dugard. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Dugard, Jaycee Lee, 1980—Kidnapping, 1991. 2. Kidnapping victims—California—Biography. 3. Kidnapping— California. 4. Sexually abused children—California—Biography. I. Title.
HV6574.U6D84 2011
364.15'4092—dc23
[B]
2011018938
ISBN 978-1-4516-2918-7
ISBN 978-1-4516-2920-0 (ebook)
ISBN-13: 978-0-8572-0711-1
Contents
Author’s Note
Introduction
The Taking
Stolen
The Secret Backyard
Alone in a Strange Place
The First Time
First Kitty
The First “Run”
Nancy
Easter: Phillip on an Island